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Anyone who violates the rights of women and girls and imposes restrictions on them will be held accountable according to the laws of the country, the CAO says
Published : 30 Jan 2025, 03:56 PM
The interim government has expressed deep concern over several recent incidents where women were prevented from taking part in recreational activities.
The concern was expressed in a statement issued by the Chief Advisor’s Office on Thursday.
The statement said that the government condemns the actions of the “hooligans” who have recently disrupted two women's football matches.
“Women are equal citizens of Bangladesh and enjoy the same human and civil rights as men. The IG [interim government] is doing everything in its power to ensure that they enjoy their full rights as Bangladeshi citizens,” it said.
Anyone who violates the rights of women and girls and imposes restrictions on them will be held accountable according to the laws of the country, the CAO said.
The interim government says it will take strict action against any attempt to discriminate or oppress any group of citizens and the CAO has already directed the district administrations of Dinajpur and Joypurhat to take the necessary steps to arrange the interrupted matches.
“The district administrators told us that they recently organised women football, cricket, and kabaddi match in their districts. Hundreds of people watched the matches, and they were appreciated by all sections of people in their districts.”
“In the past one month the interim government led by Professor Muhammad Yunus has organised one of the largest Youth Festivals in the country, which included women’s sports matches held in hundreds of rural district and subdistrict towns. Thousands of girls took part in the football, cricket and Kabaddi matches, even in many remote rural districts.”
The CAO said that Yunus is a lifelong advocate of women’s rights and had sought the support of FIFA President Gianni Infantino in developing the infrastructure and facilities for women footballers in Bangladesh last week.
A group of people under the banner "Towhidi Janata" had forced the cancellation of a women’s football tournament in Dinajpur’s Hakimpur Upazila on Wednesday after it clashed with the tournament’s organising committee, leaving at least 10 people injured.
A women’s football match in Joypurhat’s Akkelpur Upazila was also called off after locals and madrasah students vandalised the venue at the Tilakpur High School field.
