State will ‘pave the way’ for every girl’s future, says Zubaida Rahman

Zubaida emphasises encouraging women entrepreneurs based on merit in small, cottage and medium industries to ensure self-reliance

The government will help girls move towards a future that they dream of building for themselves, instead of creating obstacles in their path, says Zubaida Rahman, wife of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.

She believes that the state will play an important role by ensuring the safety of girl children and supporting their healthy and humane development.

Her remarks came on Monday, the second day of Police Week, while attending the “Annual Gathering and Fun Fair” organised by the Bangladesh Police Nari Kalyan Samity (PUNAK), or Bangladesh Police Women Welfare Association, at the Rajarbagh Police Lines Auditorium.

In her speech as the chief guest, Zubaida emphasised encouraging women entrepreneurs in small, cottage, and medium industries based on merit, with the goal of achieving self-reliance.

She said, “If the necessary training, development, and marketing support is provided, it will be possible to increase family prosperity, improve children’s education, and pave the way towards achieving poverty alleviation goals.”

Congratulating PUNAK members for their contributions at different levels of society, she said: “Through your work, you are helping show future generations the path to contributing to society. Your social service initiatives, taken with the aim of past, present, and future social development, collectively form the foundation of a beautiful, healthy, and humane society. If we all contribute from our respective fields toward building the society we aspire to, then it can certainly be achieved.”

She also said that women can play a central role in family and social development, particularly in health and rural development.

Hasina Ahmed, wife of the home minister, secretary of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs Kaniz Mowla and PUNAK Vice President Sabina Awlad also spoke on the occasion.