, Sept. 29 -- The working women will get legal rights to take their children to the workplace, said Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud on Monday.

"The working women will soon have the legal right to bring their children to the workplace and the interim government is actively working to implement it," he said while speaking at an event titled 'Recognition: A First Step Towards Gender Equality', held at a hotel in the capital.

He also said that allowing working mothers to bring their children to the workplace would be a transformative step for the future.

"This would create a pressing need for mandatory daycare facilities in every office," he added.

Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) organised the programme.

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