Bangladesh needs sectoral investment boost thru gender budgeting for equality: Speakers

Investments should be increased in various sectors through gender-focused budgeting to help Bangladesh achieve gender parity, speakers at a pre-budget discussion have said.

It is also vital to properly monitor the allocated budget implementation and consult women’s rights platforms about this, they told the discussion titled ‘Investing in women vital to ensure gender equality’ organised by Bangladesh Mahila Parishad at its office in Dhaka city on Sunday.

Lawmaker Aroma Dutta attended the event as guest of honour, with BMP President Dr Fauzia Moslem in the chair.

An economics professor at Jahangirnagar University, Dr Sharmind Nelormi presented the keynote paper.

Research Director of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Monzur Hossain, Research Director of Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Khondaker Golam Moazzem, and Deputy Editor of The Business Standard Sajjadur Rahman were discussants of the event.