BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed has said people who use religion for personal gain are the ones who want to keep women confined to their homes.
He said, “Those who use religion for profit and try to do politics by selling tickets to paradise are the ones who want women to stay at home. They want to reduce women’s working hours so women end up confined indoors—and businesses may stop hiring them altogether.
Speaking at a march organised on Friday in Dhaka by the Women and Child Rights Forum to protest the “rising violence and disrespect against women,” Salahuddin made the remarks.
He said, “If we want the country to progress, we must ensure priority for women, ensure their social dignity, and ensure their safety. There should be no discrimination based on religion; everyone in this country must enjoy equal rights.”
Salahuddin added, “This silent march today is a form of protest. Represented here are the successors of the valiant women freedom fighters of 1971. The successors of Begum Zia—the first woman Prime Minister of Bangladesh—are also here. Over the years, incidents of violence against women in Bangladesh have not received proper justice. Offenders have slipped away through loopholes in the law.”
Regarding the July Charter, Salahuddin said that any "imposed proposal" beyond the signed July National Charter must be decided directly by the people through a referendum.
"If any proposal goes beyond what was agreed in the July Charter, the people will decide on it through a referendum held on the same day as the national election," he said.
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