Dhaka, Jan. 16 -- The womenfolk of Bangladesh have played a glorious role in all national movements including the language movement of 1952, the mass upsurge of 1969 and the liberation war of 1971. Diverse pictures of women's progress have been observed all through this span of time in the country.
Apart from the country's Prime Minister, the female legislators have also been elected to vital positions in Parliament like the Speaker and the Leader of the Opposition. The female justices have been appointed to the Supreme Court, and many of them have now been elected MPs through direct voting in addition to filling up quotas for women through indirect voting. They are also maintaining a sizeable presence in the local government bodies includ...