Dhaka, April 29 -- A change in mindset -- from the breakfast table to the workplace -- is urgently needed to accelerate actions toward an inclusive society, where gender rights, equality, and empowerment are ensured, as these have traditionally been viewed as a long journey to achieve.

Speakers expressed this view at a seminar on 'Rights, equality, empowerment: A discussion on women's progress in Bangladesh,' organised by Japan-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry at a city hotel on Sunday.

Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of Japan to Bangladesh Takahashi Naoki attended the seminar as chief quest while Pro Vice Chancellor of Department of Economics of Dhaka University Professor Sayema Haque Bidisha, President of Bangladesh ...