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Two commissions are jockeying for women’s seats: Islamic Movement
Islami Andolan Bangladesh Senior Joint Secretary General and party spokesperson Gazi Ataur said that the Women’s Affairs Reform Commission and the Consensus Commission are pushing for an increase in the number of women’s seats in the National Parliament.
Two commissions are jockeying for women’s seats: Islamic Movement
Ataur Rahman said that the two commissions have proposed increasing the number of seats in the National Parliament to 400 and the number of reserved seats for women to 100. What is the relationship between increasing the number of women’s seats and building an anti-fascist Bangladesh?
The Islamic Andolan spokesperson said this during a break in the discussions of the National Consensus Commission at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Tuesday. The commission organized the second day of the second phase of discussions with political parties today to build a consensus on the reform issue.
Stating that the reform commissions have been formed to run the country smoothly in the future, Ataur Rahman said that the reform commission was formed so that no authoritarian rule can be established in the future and fascism cannot take hold. But what does women’s seats have to do with this? Stating that the country was in crisis despite having a woman as the head of parliament in the past, the Islamic Movement spokesperson said, “In the past, we have seen authoritarianism and fascism being established. So, it doesn’t seem like the crisis will end just by increasing women’s seats.” Ataur Rahman said, “Then why is the Reform Commission so pushy about this (women’s seats)? There is no need for any obligation for women here. Rather, under the current rules, women have the opportunity to contest 300 seats.”
Islami Andolan Bangladesh Senior Joint Secretary General and party spokesperson Gazi Ataur Rahman said that the Women’s Affairs Reform Commission and the Consensus Commission are pushing for an increase in the number of women’s seats in the National Parliament.
Ataur Rahman said that the two commissions have proposed increasing the number of seats in the National Parliament to 400 and the number of reserved seats for women to 100. What is the relationship between increasing the number of women’s seats and building an anti-fascist Bangladesh?
The Islamic Andolan spokesperson said this during a break in the discussions of the National Consensus Commission at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Tuesday. The commission organized the second day of the second phase of discussions with political parties today to build a consensus on the reform issue.
Stating that the reform commissions have been formed to run the country smoothly in the future, Ataur Rahman said that the reform commission was formed so that no authoritarian rule can be established in the future and fascism cannot take hold. But what does women’s seats have to do with this? Stating that the country was in crisis despite having a woman as the head of parliament in the past, the Islamic Movement spokesperson said, “In the past, we have seen authoritarianism and fascism being established. So, it doesn’t seem like the crisis will end just by increasing women’s seats.” Ataur Rahman said, “Then why is the Reform Commission so pushy about this (women’s seats)? There is no need for any obligation for women here. Rather, under the current rules, women have the opportunity to contest 300 seats.”
