Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder and trustee Zafrullah Chowdhury on Wednesday said Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia is 'not listening to the words' of its founder Ziaur Rahman.
Widely known as a pro-BNP intellectual, Zafrullah made this point at a programme organised to launch a book and website titled ‘Ziaur Rahman Bir Uttam’ at the Dhaka Reporters’ Unity in the capital.
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was present at the function when Zafrullah was addressing it.
“Ziaur Rahman set up the first women development commission in the country and set up a separate ministry for women. He [Zia] spoke of incorporating more women into the party fold.
“But, Khaleda Zia has kept only one woman member in the the party’s National Standing Committee, suggesting that she is not listening to Ziaur Rahman,” said Zafrullah Chowdhury.
Khaleda Zia, a former prime minister, herself is the only female member of the BNP's standing committee.
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