1.celebrate( উদযাপন, অনুষ্ঠান, প্রচার): arrange
2.launched( চালু করা, আরম্ভ করা): Start, introduce
3.observe( লক্ষিত, অনুষ্ঠিত) :rendered, executed
4.recognise( স্বীকৃতি দেয়া, চিনতে পারা) : accept, concede
5.notable( লক্ষ্যণীয়)
6.achievement( অর্জন, কৃতিত্ব ) acquisition, acquirement
7.participation( অংশগ্রহণ)
8.entrepreneurship(উদ্যোগ গ্রাহীতা)
9.administrative( প্রশাসনিক, পরিচালনা সংক্রান্ত) : ministerial, executive, directorial
10.cornerstone( ভিত্তি, ভিত্তি প্রস্তর)
11.discrimination( ভেদাভেদ, বৈষম্য) :
12.aloof( একান্তে, পৃথক, দুরবর্তী) : unconcerned, disinterested, separated
13.verdicts(রায়) judgement
14.preachers( প্রচারক, ধর্ম প্রচারক) : apostle, missionary
15.humiliated( অপদস্থ) : disgraced, embarrassed
16.entitled to( অধিকার প্রদান, স্বত্ব দান) : – qualified for by right according to law;
eligible – qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen; “”
17.toil in( কঠোর পরিশ্রম) : Work extremely hard or incessantly
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EDITORIAL
International women’s day
Much remains to be achieved
The world has been celebrating International Women’s Day since 1910 when it was launched at the International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen. The idea was to observe a day globally to press for the demands of better wages, working conditions and other facilities. And although March 8 has been celebrated by the United Nations since 1975, women in our society have a long way to go before their rights are fully protected or even recognised. Yes, there have been some notable achievements. We have seen women climb to the top of public office, there has been an increase in women’s participation the field of entrepreneurship and the administrative cadres and women, in general, have become a cornerstone of our labour force in the readymade garments industry.
And yet, women continue to face discrimination in the workplace where their contribution is seldom recognised. Violence against women, which has often led to deaths, points to a society that remains aloof to their rights as human beings. Women remain subject to fatwa and shalish verdicts imposed by ignorant preachers and humiliated in public. Hence when we talk about observing this day, we should take a look at the laws of the land which need to be implemented to give women the rights that they are entitled to. Perhaps then, this day would have true and proper meaning in Bangladesh where nearly half the population continues to toil in an insecure environment, where their contribution to nation building remains unrecognised and where they remain marginalised and vulnerable.
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