Ahmad Shafi's discourse, withdrawal claim

 

Sultana Kamal, Ahmed Shafi, Mahibul Hasan Chowdhury

Ahmad Shafi's discourse, withdrawal claim

• Girls are ahead in the main indicators of education

• Ahmed Shafi told the girls not to send to the school and college

• Sharp reaction after Shafi's statement was published in the media

• Political, human rights and women's organizations have demanded to withdraw the statement

The progress made in the education of the country, among the main indicators, the girls went ahead. Women's participation in the workplace is also increasing. Because of the progress of women in the field of education, Bangladesh is acclaimed in the international arena, it has earned recognition as recognition.

In such a situation, Ameer Shah Ahmad Shafi, Hifazat-e-Islam, asked to not send women to school and college in a ceremony in Chittagong on Friday. He sent for the fourth or fifth grade of education. After this speech was published in the media, there was a strong reaction. Some political, human rights and women's organizations have demanded that this statement be withdrawn.

Former caretaker government advisor Sultana Kamal said in the first light, Ahmad Shafi's speech has directly contradicted the constitution. If someone speaks against the Constitution, the government must have some policy to take action against him. Sultana Kamal wants to see what action the government took in this case.

In this context, Deputy Minister for Education Mahibul Hasan Chowdhury said at a ceremony in Chittagong, who gave this comment, he gave his personal opinion. He does not have any executive charge in the education policy formulation or education management, management or education sector of Bangladesh. His statement is not consistent with state policy.

Women's advancement in education

According to the latest published survey of the Bangladesh Education Information and Statistics Bureau (Banbees), at present, 50.85 percent of the primary students are girls. Of the total students admitted to the secondary level, 54 percent of the students are zero percent. 48.38 percent of the total students in high school

As a teacher, women's participation is increasing. Of the total 3,70,129 teachers in primary level, 64.33 percent female teachers However, there are 60 percent women quota for teacher recruitment in primary. But now there are more female teachers than the quota now.

25.33 percent of the total teachers in the media But 18 years ago, in 2000, the rate of female teachers in this level was 15.15 percent. And the female teacher at the secondary level is 23.55 percent.

Not just general education; Dakhil, Alim, Fazil and Kamil Madrasa also have female students. 55.5 percent of the female students in these madrasa. However, female teachers in Madrasa (13.11 percent)

32 and 57 women in the public and private universities Women's participation in professional education is also increasing. Currently 45.55 percent of the women in professional education Even in 2000, the rate was 33.88 percent.

Girls are doing well in the results of the test. For example, in the last HSC and equivalent examinations, girls were ahead in comparison to boys at pass rates. However, boys were ahead in terms of getting GPA-5. According to the results of the test, the pass rate of girls is 75. 60 percent and boys pass rate is 73.93 percent. In SSC, girls have been doing well at the pass rate for several years.

In the recently released World Economic Forum (WEF) global gender discrimination report, Bangladesh has been ranked above all countries in South Asia according to the equality of men and women. In all four cases, Bangladesh has been ranked above all countries in the world. Three of these four fields are boys and girls enrolled in schools, women and girls' equality in the medium and how long a woman is as head of government. In the fourth area, there is no human hand. That is the numerical equivalence of boys and girls during birth.

President of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad Ayesha Khanam said in the first light, "This kind of speech is unreasonable, ridiculous and undesirable in the context of women's advancement. I want to know how he got the kind of speeches he gave. "

Shipa Hafiza, Executive Director of Law and Salish Center, thinks that she has given a seditious speech, that's why she should be tried.

Hifazat Amir explains

Yesterday, his address was explained to Shah Ahmad Shafi's office. It is said, "I have been campaigning in different press campaigns for misinformation and gender bias, which is very sad," she said, "I wanted to say that women should not be educated in the institution that violates the basic provisions of Islam. We must keep in mind that Islam is a complete life system. There is everything from education to starting state and everything else. '

Explaining that, he wanted to say, not to violate the curtains of the curtains while taking education. Because, in most general education centers, co-education is provided, that is, the boys receive education simultaneously. This is a violation of the screen. He originally wanted to warn people about taking this coaching.

Ahmad Shafi's speech

Hefazate's statement has condemned the statement of some organizations. The women said that this statement is insulting to the country and the nation. The organization wants to see what action the government takes on this issue. National Women Alliance convener Afroza Haque, Socialist Women Forum president Raushan Aara and general secretary Shampa Basu said in separate statements, Ahmad Shafi must apologize to the nation, otherwise he will have to take action against him.

Meanwhile, JSD President Hasanul Haque Inu and General Secretary Shirin Akhtar said in a statement that there is no word against any education anywhere in Islam. Hefazat's Aamir wants to take away the country and society from the light in the dark by misinterpreting the religion and with the intentional fatwa. According to them, this statement against anti-women education is anti-constitutional, anti-fundamental, anti-human rights, anti-women rights, independence and anti-liberation war; Even anti-Islamic.

Reference:  Prothomalo
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