Report | You have recently attended an international seminar on the status a Rural Women in Bangladesh. Now write a report on it.

Special Correspondent Mirpur, March 8: Speakers and activists called for raising the social economic Status of rural women in seminars held in Mirpurkhas and Khairpur districts to observe the International women’s Day marked on Friday, March 8. Social Activist Zahida Detho lamented that women in rural areas faced a lot of problems, including unavailability of healthcare and proper nutrition. She was speaking at a daylong seminar organized by Bhandar Sangat in the Mirpurkhas State Life building. Bhandar sangat director Ameer Bux Shar said that charity began from home and so did the fulfillment of women’s rights. He urged men to fulfill their duties and take care of their women by protecting their rights inside house so that their rights can be protected in the society too. Another speaker Taj Baloch said that could not prevail in a society which did not give its women their due rights. He demanded abolition of the feudal System and called upon the government to provide justice to women. Advocate Nayyara Noor said that in rural societies but were deprived of education and rights. She said that the government should launch programmes for girls’ education.