Bangladesh Mahila Parishad

Last updated

Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP, Women's Council of Bangladesh) is a women's human rights organization. [1] It was established on 4 April 1970. After the liberation war, Bangladesh Mahila Parishad was registered under the society act in 1976, in the free Bangladesh. [2] [3] It is supported by Norway. [4]

Contents

History

Bangladesh Mahila Parishad was established on 4 April 1970 as the East Pakistan Mahila Parishad by Sufia Kamal. [3] [5] The first president of Mahila Parishad was Sufia Kamal and the first general secretary was Maleka Begum. [5] The organization was created during the 1969 East Pakistan mass uprising which led to the resignation of President of Pakistan Ayub Khan and its founders supported the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. [3] [5] After the Independence of Bangladesh, the organization was renamed to Bangladesh Mahila parishad. [3]

Bangladesh Mahila Parishad in 1972 demanded government of Bangladesh to change the inheritance laws and increase the number reserved seats for women. [3] It also asked the government for direct election to reserved women's seat. [3] It received official registration in 1976 and is member of the Economic and Social Council of United Nations. [3] From 1976 to 1977, Bangladesh Mahila Parishad carried out a signature collection campaign against the practice of dowery in Bangladesh. [3]

In 1985, Bangladesh Mahila Parishad founded a women's shelter called Rokeya Sadan. [3] Bangladesh Mahila Parishad established Sristi made by residents Rokeya Sadan. [3] Bangladesh Mahila Parishad campaigned for the Family Courts Ordinance, 1985 and the Prevention of Women and Children Repression Act, 2000. [3] Bangladesh Mahila Parishad has 134 thousand registered members. [3] It has worked with Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. [3] It has pledged to working to accomplish the goals of the Cairo Declaration. [3]

The president of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad, Ayesha Khanam, died in January 2021. [6] In February 2021, Dr Fauzia Moslem was elected president of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad while Maleka Banu was general secretary. [7]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Begum Rokeya</span> Bengali feminist writer and social reformer

Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, commonly known as Begum Rokeya, was a prominent Bengali feminist thinker, writer, educator and political activist from British India. She is widely regarded as a pioneer of women's liberation in India and Bangladesh.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sufia Kamal</span> Bangladeshi poet and activist (1911–1999)

Begum Sufia Kamal was a Bangladeshi poet, feminist leader, and political activist. She took part in the Bengali nationalist movement of the 1950s and civil society leader in independent Bangladesh. She led feminist activism and was a president of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad. She died in 1999 and was the first woman to be given a state funeral in Bangladesh.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Begum</span> Turkic honorific title for females, equivalent to "Lady" or "Queen"

Begum is a royal and aristocratic title from Central and South Asia. It is the feminine equivalent of the title baig or bey, which in Turkic languages means "higher official". It usually refers to the wife or daughter of a beg. The related form begzada also occurs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abdus Salam (activist)</span> Bengali Language Movement protestor (1925–1952)

Abdus Salam was a demonstrator who died during the Bengali Language Movement demonstrations which took place in the erstwhile East Bengal, Pakistan in 1952. He is considered a martyr in Bangladesh.

Shamsunnahar Mahmud was a writer, politician and educator in Bengal during the early 20th century. She was a leader of the women's rights movement in Bengal pioneered by Begum Rokeya. Shamsunnahar Hall of the University of Dhaka and University of Chittagong was named after her.

Sultana Kamal is a Bangladeshi lawyer and human rights activist. She serves as the executive director of Ain o Salish Kendra, a civil rights organisation. In 2006, she served as adviser in the Caretaker government of Bangladesh led by President Iajuddin Ahmed during the 2006-2008 Bangladeshi political crisis. Kamal, along with three other advisers, resigned from the caretaker government Her mother Sufia Kamal was a participant of the Bangladesh Liberation War.

1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1999th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 999th year of the 2nd millennium, the 99th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1990s decade.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shawkat Ali (politician)</span> Bangladeshi politician (1937–2020)

Col. Shawkat Ali was a Bangladeshi politician who served as a deputy speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad. He was a member of the Awami League. He was one of the accused in the historic Agartala Conspiracy Case and a freedom fighter in the Liberation War of Bangladesh.

Birangana is the title awarded by the Government of Bangladesh to women raped during the Bangladesh Liberation War by the Pakistan army, Razakar paramilitaries, and their local collaborators.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kamal Lohani</span> Bangladeshi journalist (1934–2020)

Kamal Lohani was a Bangladeshi journalist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2015 by the Government of Bangladesh. He served as the director general of Shilpakala Academy from April 2009 until April 2011.

Begum Rokeya Padak, named after Begum Rokeya, is a Bangladeshi national honour conferred on individual women for their exceptional achievement. The award is given by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs of the Government of Bangladesh. The award recognises the pioneering contribution of an individual in empowering women and raising women's issues.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hena Das</span>

Hena Das was a Bangladeshi women's right activist and leftist. She was involved in Nankar Movement in 1948 and Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. In 2001 she was awarded Begum Rokeya Padak by the Government of Bangladesh for empowering women and raising women's issues.

Feminism in Bangladesh seeks equal rights of women in Bangladesh through social and political change. Article 28 of Bangladesh constitution states that "Women shall have equal rights with men in all spheres of the State and of public life".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sufia Ahmed</span> Bangladeshi academic (1932–2020)

Sufia Ahmed was a Bangladeshi academician. She was selected as the first female National Professor of Bangladesh in January 1995. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2002 by the Government of Bangladesh.

AN Mahfuza Khatun was a Bangladeshi journalist, politician, and writer. She was a member of parliament of Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad.

Maleka Begum is a Bangladeshi feminist, author, academic.

Anannya Top Ten Awards is the prize for women in Bangladesh recognition of contribution to the fields of agriculture, industrial, trade, economics, acting, music, sports, education, liberation war, social welfare and development-work-law, human rights, entrepreneur, politics and journalism. The award is being given since 1993.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mahfuza Khanam</span> Bangladeshi academic and social activist

Mahfuza Khanam is a Bangladeshi academic and social activist. She was the president of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh from 2018–2021. She was awarded Begum Rokeya Padak (2012) and Anannya Top Ten Awards (2013).

Ayesha Sardar is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament of women's reserved seat.

Maleka Khan is a Bangladeshi social worker and activist for the rights of the Birangana, women raped during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.

References

  1. ↑ Sobhan, Prof Rehman (2014-04-17). "Role of Mahila Parishad". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  2. ↑ "Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP) – Bangladesh Mahila Parishad". mahilaparishad.org. Archived from the original on 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Purkayastha, Nibedita Das (2012). "Bangladesh Mahila Parishad". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. ↑ Field visit to Dinajpur with Bangladesh Mahila Parishad, The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Dhaka, archived from the original on 4 March 2016, retrieved 2 January 2015
  5. 1 2 3 Hoque, Mofidul (2020-04-04). "Looking back at the 50 years of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  6. ↑ "Bangladesh Mahila Parishad President Ayesha Khanam no more". The Daily Star. 2021-01-02. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  7. ↑ "Fauzia Moslem new president of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad". The Daily Star. 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.