Women MPs in reserved seats have no work
Dhaka, Mar 7 (UNB) - Rasheda Begum Heera MP from reserved seat has lamented that they are not entrusted with tangible work to play an effective role in parliament and for the country as well.
“Actually there is no work for women lawmakers who are elected from reserved seats. They attend parliament only to fill up the quorum in the House and to take part in Yes or No vote,” said Rasheda Begum.
There are 45 women MPs in parliament elected by 300 members of the House.
Rasheda was taking part in a roundtable on ‘role of women lawmakers in establishing good governance’ at BRAC auditorium today. Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) organized the roundtable marking the International Women Day 2010. M Hafizuddin Khan, Chairman of the board of Trustees of TIB presided.
She suggested that issues related to development of women should be given priority and responsibilities for implementation of those programmes be given to the women MPs. They should be assigned with tasks in their constituencies with separate allocation in the budget to make them effective.
Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury taking part in the roundtable said the women MPs would work for their particular constituency in future. Necessary steps are being taken to demarcate their constituency.
She said the government is taking steps to advance the women gradually. “Development of women will be possible if democracy is properly rooted in the country and stability is maintained.”
“It is not correct that good governance will be ensured with participation of women. You can’t ignore the reality of the society,” she added.
Referring to the ‘one child family’ slogan for curbing the population growth Begum Matia observed that the unborn female are killed in mother’s womb in guise of the programme.
The minister said orientation programme for MPs had been arranged. But most of the women MPs did not attend. More orientation and training will be arranged for the parliamentarians in future.
Sagufta Yeasmin Emily MP was critical of the media. Good governance is obstructed in many cases because of careless and irresponsible role of the media, she said and added that bureaucratic complexities are also hindrance to good governance and desired development.
The TIB report was presented by Fatema Afroz, a research fellow of TIB, that said
Lack of experience in politics and parliamentary affairs are the main obstacles for the women MPs elected in reserved seats play effective role in parliament.
It said constituency of women MPs has not been earmarked. The women MPs also lacked interest in parliament.
The report suggested that a caucus should be formed with the women lawmakers to stop violence and inequality on women and to develop them.
“Actually there is no work for women lawmakers who are elected from reserved seats. They attend parliament only to fill up the quorum in the House and to take part in Yes or No vote,” said Rasheda Begum.
There are 45 women MPs in parliament elected by 300 members of the House.
Rasheda was taking part in a roundtable on ‘role of women lawmakers in establishing good governance’ at BRAC auditorium today. Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) organized the roundtable marking the International Women Day 2010. M Hafizuddin Khan, Chairman of the board of Trustees of TIB presided.
She suggested that issues related to development of women should be given priority and responsibilities for implementation of those programmes be given to the women MPs. They should be assigned with tasks in their constituencies with separate allocation in the budget to make them effective.
Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury taking part in the roundtable said the women MPs would work for their particular constituency in future. Necessary steps are being taken to demarcate their constituency.
She said the government is taking steps to advance the women gradually. “Development of women will be possible if democracy is properly rooted in the country and stability is maintained.”
“It is not correct that good governance will be ensured with participation of women. You can’t ignore the reality of the society,” she added.
Referring to the ‘one child family’ slogan for curbing the population growth Begum Matia observed that the unborn female are killed in mother’s womb in guise of the programme.
The minister said orientation programme for MPs had been arranged. But most of the women MPs did not attend. More orientation and training will be arranged for the parliamentarians in future.
Sagufta Yeasmin Emily MP was critical of the media. Good governance is obstructed in many cases because of careless and irresponsible role of the media, she said and added that bureaucratic complexities are also hindrance to good governance and desired development.
The TIB report was presented by Fatema Afroz, a research fellow of TIB, that said
Lack of experience in politics and parliamentary affairs are the main obstacles for the women MPs elected in reserved seats play effective role in parliament.
It said constituency of women MPs has not been earmarked. The women MPs also lacked interest in parliament.
The report suggested that a caucus should be formed with the women lawmakers to stop violence and inequality on women and to develop them.
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