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City Desk :
Innovation and Dev Assoc Foundation

A seminar on ‘Smart Women: Smart Bangladesh’ organized by Innovation and Development Associates Foundation was held at the LD Hall of Sangsad Bhaban in the city. Speaker of the Parliament Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury was present as the chief guest in the programme held recently. While speaking the Speaker said women must be efficient to face the future challenges of the changing world keeping pace with the revolution in information and technology. “Women should immediately be empowered in their own works through education, skills and talent. Smart women will play a unique role in building a smart Bangladesh,” she added. Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs Meher Afroz Chumki spoke at the seminar as the special guest. The meeting was attended, among others, by Vice Chairman of organization and former Principal Secretary and Chief Coordinator (SDG) Md Abul Kalam Azad, former Chairman of Human Rights Commission and former Senior Secretary Nasima Begum, Secretary of organization Mohammad Shahidul Haque, Country Managing Director of Oracle Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan Rubaba Daula and Prof Dr Tania Haque of Dhaka University and Additional DIG of Bangladesh Highway Police Farida Yasmin. Chairman of the association Kazi M Aminul Islam presided over the event.