Stressing the importance of women education, Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury urged Sunday young womenfolk to work hard for overcoming the present challenges and those lying ahead, reports UNB.
She made the call while addressing a symposium on 'What Should Young Women Think and Do?' on the third day of the World Assembly for Women in Tokyo.
On this occasion, Sophia University invited some of the important women leaders as panelists and organised the dialogue with students, according to a message received in Dhaka.
It was a rare occasion where students directly asked the leaders' issues of their interest, including how the leaders met challenges and overcame difficulties.
Tawakel Karman (Yemen), an activist and a politician who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 in recognition of her work in nonviolent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work in Yemen and Ambassador Melanne Verveer (USA), the first US Ambassador for Global Women's Issues also spoke as panelists.
Dr Shirin, the first woman and youngest-ever Speaker of Bangladesh Parliament, shared her experiences how she came to the present stage.
She also said women should be treated as human being and be allowed to work accordingly instead of considering them only women.
Earlier, the Sophia University President welcomed the Speaker at the symposium.
Work hard to overcome challenges: Speaker
FE Team | Published: September 15, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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