UK Bangla Reporters Unity organised a discussion on the occasion of International Women’s Day and Iftar Mahfil
Ansar Ahmed Ullah
Contributing Editor,Shottobani
London: Sajidur Rahman, president of UK Bangla Reporters’ Unity, chaired the discussion on Women’s Day held at Pure Chai Seminar Hall in Tower Hamlets, East London on 8 March. Reporters Unity General Secretary Mizanur Rahman Miru conducted the meeting.
Urmee Mazher, a prominent human rights activist and journalist, participated in the discussion. UK Bangla Reporters’ Unity Vice-President Shaheda Rahman, iON TV’s Hafsa Islam, Red Times’ Asma Matin, political activist Amina Ali, community activist Nasima Begum, poet Mujibul Haque Moni, poet Salma Begum, UK Bangla Reporters Unity vice-president Jamal Ahmed Khan, vice-president Jubayer Ahmed, Reporters Unity assistant general secretary SKM Ashraful Huda, Reporters Unity Assistant General Secretary Mirza Abul Kashem, Reporters Unity Treasurer Dr Azizul Ambya, Organising and Training Secretary Suez Miah, NL 24 Presenter Nurun Nabi, J Times TV and Bangla Dialogue Reporter Barrister Iqbal Hossain, Barrister Alimul Haque, Journalist Alaur Rahman Shaheen, Photo Journalist Nahid Jaigirdar, Journalist Shakil Ahmed Sohag and Shah Sharif Uddin among others, spoke on the occasion.
At the end of the discussion, prayer was offered, seeking the overall development of women and peace of the Muslim Ummah before the Iftar. Speakers at the discussion said that International Women’s Day is a global day to celebrate all kinds of achievements of women, including social, economic, political, and cultural. The day also highlights the issue of gender equality. Everyone has to come forward to call for positive change to further the development progress of women and show respect to women because a woman is a mother, daughter, sister, sister or someone’s wife.
Expressing gratitude to UK Bangla Reporters’ Unity, the keynote journalist Urmee Mazher said, “Every human being should have human qualities. Women have many important roles along with men on Women’s Day. Women will be mothers or those who have become, one thing to remember is that we should raise our children as human beings without thinking of them as boys or girls. If a boy is a man like a human being, he will respect women, and if a girl or woman is really human, then he will work hand in hand with love and respect for men, creating a beautiful, peaceful, development-oriented society. Then there will be no more violence, murder, rape, unpleasant incidents.