Dhaka, March 8 -- Participants in a campaign on Saturday on the occasion of International Women's Day 2025, urged the government for expanding renewable energy and increasing women's inclusion in the energy sector.

They stressed that to ensure sustainable development, women must have greater decision-making opportunities in the energy sector, and fair access to energy at all levels must be ensured.

A number of non-government organisations including ISDE, CLEAN (Coastal Livelihood and Environmental Action Network), and BWGED (Bangladesh Working Group on Ecology and Development) organised the campaign in Chittagong.

They also called for women's empowerment in the power and energy sector, ensuring their energy rights, and recognizing thei...