RAJSHAHI, May 17, 2023 (BSS)- Integrated efforts of all the government and non-government organizations and individuals concerned can be the crucial means of preventing any more women extremism, violence and terrorism, said speakers at a workshop here today.

 
Terming all sorts of extremisms, including women extremism, is detrimental to the country's development, progress and image they unequivocally called for forging social resistance against the crime.
 
Time has come to unearth the existing factors behind women's involvement in extremism through in-depth research to bring a permanent solution in this field.
 
Police officials, academics and development activists came up with the observation while addressing the opening ceremony of a daylong workshop titled "Factors behind Women's Involvement in Extremism in Bangladesh: Consequences and Remedies" at Midas Restaurant in the city.

Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) organized the meeting supported by the Asia Foundation (TAF) and Manob Kolyan Parishad on behalf of the 'Police Engagement Approach for Countering Extremism (PEACE) in Bangladesh' project.

With RMP Additional Commissioner Bijoy Basak in the chair, the inaugural session was addressed by Assistant Professor Abdul Malek from the Department of English at Rajshahi College, RMP Additional Deputy Commissioner Rafiqul Alam and TAF Programme Manager Shafiul Awal.
 
Professor Shafikuzzaman Joarder from the Department of Sociology at Rajshahi University gave an illustration on the issue, including its background, causes and possible preventive measures in both international and national aspects.

He mentioned that radicalization and Terrorism have no link with any specific religion or ethnicity but extremism is human behavior and spreads in different societies.

Professor Joarder said good parenting, combat domestic violence, women to women sensitization, family counseling, promoting religious and cultural leadership and empowerment can be the best way of preventing women extremism.

He also advocated for youth campaigning, motivating religious leaders, community sensitization, peer education and increasing participation of women in the development process to attain cherished yield in this field.
In his remarks, Bijoy Basak said the Bangladesh Police has been working relentlessly on the basis of a zero tolerance policy against the violent extremism and terrorism.

Shafiul Awal told the meeting that the PEACE Project has been working to empower law enforcement agencies to carry out counter terrorism efforts that effectively engage citizens in awareness raising, information sharing and prevention initiatives.

Around 35 persons consisting of RMP people, lawyers, religious leaders, development activists, community policing people, journalists and students joined the workshop.

They also put forward a set of recommendations through four separate group discussions to get remedies in terms of women extremism.