Zaima Rahman, daughter of BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, on Sunday said political parties must take greater responsibility for ensuring women’s security—both online and offline—as well as within their own organisations.
“I think political parties should take more responsibility for women’s security in terms of cyberbullying and physical safety,” she said while addressing a seminar in the capital.
The seminar titled “Women’s Struggle for Democracy: Contributions and the Bangladesh of Tomorrow”, was held at the Bangladesh Institute of Strategic Studies (BISS) conference hall.
Zaima said alongside state laws, political parties should introduce their own codes of conduct to protect women within party structures from harassment and other forms of abuse.
“Political parties should have internal codes of conduct so that they can protect women within the party and stand by them if any untoward incident occurs,” she said.
Calling for greater participation of women in policymaking, Zaima stressed the need to build and sustain a leadership pipeline from student politics to local government.
