Dhaka: Democracy International will organize a round-table discussion on Tuesday at Lakeshore Hotel in capital styled `Advancing Women’s Leadership in Elections’ to highlight opportunities to strengthen and advance women’s leadership and participation in the upcoming national elections. This program will be organized under Strengthening Political Landscape in Bangladesh project (SPL) funded by USAID and UKAID.Mentionable, through advocacy, capacity building and networking, the `Narir Joye Shobar Joy’ campaign boasts a growing multiparty network of 20,000 women leaders across the country and has already supported parties to include 5,449 women leaders in 430 grassroots committees. At the event, approximately 150 women political leaders from Bangladesh Awami League (AL) and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) across the country will present their joint recommendations on opportunities to support and advance women’s leadership within political parties and in elections to key central party decision makers and the Chief Election Commissioner.
Special Guest: Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat, Ambassador of the United States to Bangladesh.
Opening Remarks: Katie Croake, Chief of Party, Democracy International Inc.
Panel speakers will include: K. M. Nurul Huda, Chief Election Commissioner, Bangladesh Election Commission, The People’s Republic of Bangladesh; Bangladesh Awami League – HT Imam, Political Advisor to the Prime Minister and Advisor, Central Working Committee, Bangladesh Awami League; Dr. Hasan Mahmud MP, Publicity and Publication Affairs Secretary, Central Working Committee, Bangladesh Awami League; Bangladesh Nationalist Party – Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Member, Standing Committee, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP); Dr. Abdul Moyeen Khan, Standing Committee Member, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) – Press release
