Dhaka, March 13 -- Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury said inclusion of women in political parties leads the country to a more effective democracy.

She said that more than half of the total population of Bangladesh are women and the number of women voters is more than men.

She made the statement while participating in the discussion titled 'Leveraging Parliamentary Democracy for Political Empowerment of Women: Bangladesh Perspective' organised by Bangladesh High Commission at Churchill Hall of the House of Commons, UK on Tuesday afternoon.

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According to a press release from the Parliament Secretariat, the speaker said that women should get a place in the judiciary, executive department ...