Dhaka: Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter today stated that women are making significant strides in skill development with commitment and sincerity, and they will be a vital force for Bangladesh’s future development. The adviser made these remarks while speaking as the chief guest at the ‘July Kannaya Award-2025’ distribution programme organized by ‘July Kannaya Foundation’ at the auditorium of Krisibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB).
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Farida Akhter emphasized that from the policy-making level, efforts are being made to advance the July daughters, though there is very limited space for them at the national level. She expressed that despite the challenges, the contributions of female July warriors were enormous, and the role of mothers in Bangladesh’s struggles has been significant.
Farida Akhter highlighted that women were at the forefront of all major struggles from the language movement in 1952 to the War of Liberation in 1971, and the mass upsurge in 2024. She emphasized that women’s contributions to important movements must be recognized and that development efforts should focus on women, who make up 51 percent of the country’s population.
The event, chaired by the president of the July Kannaya Foundation, Jannatul Naim Promy, was attended by notable figures including the mother of Shaheed Abrar Fahad, student of Stamford University Nusrat Jahan Tumpa, the mother of Shaheed Nayma Sultana, and July warrior Ayman. A total of 100 selected women were formally awarded the ‘July Kannaya Award-2025’ at the function.