Qatar University (QU) yesterday hosted a session with Prime Minister of Bangladesh, HE Sheikh Hasina, who delivered a seminar on ‘Women's empowerment and role in building institutions in the community’ using Bangladesh as a model.
HE Sheikh Hasina presented the seminar in front of a wide audience of QU senior officials, dignitaries, members from the Embassy of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Qatar and QU students. She said, “I am very pleased to be here with you all. I sincerely thank Qatar University, for the warm welcome. I am delighted to be among the future generation’s leaders. I feel humbled to share the transformative development journey of my country Bangladesh.”
It is worth noting that HE Sheikh Hasina is the daughter of founding Father of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Her Excellency discussed the impressive socio-economic progress by Bangladesh and the progress in education and creating a knowledge-based society, as well as women’s empowerment an issue she regards highly.
Discussing health care in Bangladesh, HE Sheikh Hasina says, “We have established over 18,000 community clinics and rural health care centers through which primary health care services are being provided to the people.” She also noted that her government had taken decision to give insulin free of charge from these centers. “All investment in the health sector has started to pay off.”
She adds, “Dear students, without an educated population no nation can prosper. So since assuming office, our utmost priority is on education.”
On digital transformation, HE Sheikh Hasina said, “We want to build a knowledge-based Bangladesh, a smart Bangladesh, smart government, smart economy, smart population, smart society and smart manpower.” She adds, “The purpose of a smart Bangladesh is to keep pace with a changing world and use digital devices in all areas of education, health, agriculture, industry, business and trade to achieve the goals.. we are setting up digital labs in all educational institutions from primary to higher education levels.”
She continues, “Bangladesh has the fourth largest Muslim population in the world, with over 91% Muslims. Our great Islam accords the highest respect to women and has many accounts of successful female leaders.”
She says, “I am encouraging our girls to enter more in STEM. Our government is setting up a technical training institute for them. We are preparing rural young women to allow them to work as digital freelancers from home… We must work together to end all forms of discrimination against girls.” HE Sheikh Hasina noted that there are various programs to train the young generation.
Following the seminar, the floor was opened for Q&A, where HE Sheikh Hasina answered questions from the audience.
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