Category: BDFA News
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Jamaat Promises ‘World’s Largest Women’s University’ Amid Broader Policy Pledges
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has announced that if it comes to power, it will merge Eden Mohila College, Begum Badrunnesa Government Women’s College, and the Bangladesh College of Home Economics to establish what it claims would be the world’s largest women’s university. The announcement was made on January 20 at the party’s Policy Summit 2026, held at…
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Zaima Rahman Calls for Sustainable Development Beyond Symbolic Success at Policy Dialogue
Zaima Rahman said that Bangladesh needs sustainable national development rather than symbolic success stories, emphasizing that women must be placed at the center of policy, planning, and public life. She made the remarks on Sunday while speaking at a policy dialogue titled “Women Shaping the Nation: Policy, Possibility, and the Future of Bangladesh,” held at…
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Jaamat Will Not Field Female Candidates Directly, Says Alliance Has Women
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami will not nominate any women as direct candidates in the upcoming election, Jamaat’s Naib Amir Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher confirmed on Tuesday. Speaking to journalists at a party policy summit in Dhaka, Taher said that while Jamaat itself is not fielding women candidates, there are female candidates within its political alliance. Explaining the…
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