RAJSHAHI, July 20, 2023 (BSS)- Living and livelihood conditions of the grassroots marginalized women can be improved immensely after the best uses of the Right to Information (RTI).
The RTI is also helpful towards ensuring climate change adaptation, justice and social accountability.
So, all the government, non-government and other stakeholders, particularly the local government institutions, should come forward and work together in this field.
Government officials, public representatives and development activists unanimously came up with the observation while addressing an advocacy meeting on the issue at Hotel Warisan in the city today.
On behalf of the "Advancing Women's Right of Access to Information in Bangladesh" project, the Association for Community Development (ACD) organized the meeting supported by the Carter Centre.
Director of the Department of Mass Communication Farhad Hossain, Additional Chief Engineer of Barind Multipurpose Development Authority Dr Abul Kashem and its Superintending Engineer Shariful Haque addressed the meeting as focal persons with ACD Executive Director Salima Sarwar in the chair.
Programme Manager of the Carter Centre Roksana Afroz and ACD Project Coordinator Subrata Kumar Paul illustrated the aims, objectives and implementation strategy of the project.
Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture Extension Mozder Hossain, District Education Officer Nasir Uddin, Editor of the Daily Sonar Desh Akbarul Hassan Millat and Union Parishad Chairman Mujibur Rahman also spoke.
The meeting was told that the project is being implemented in Ward Number 5 and 6 of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) and Gogram and Matikata Unions of Godagari upazila, Chanduria and Saranjai Unions of Tanore upazila and Damkura and Haripur Unions of Rajshahi district.
As a whole, the project is intended to create an enabling environment where women, especially Dalit and Marginalized are able to enjoy Right to Information from government and non-government agencies for protecting their fundamental Rights.
