Bangladesh and Turkey have agreed to jointly host a global conference early next year on Women in Islam, aimed at bringing together leading Muslim scholars and researchers and highlighting countries that demonstrate best practices in advancing women’s rights.
The decision was made during a meeting between Bangladesh’s Women and Children Affairs Adviser Sharmeen Murshid and Turkish Minister for Social Services Mahinur Ozdemir Gökta in New York on Monday (US time), according to Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder.
The two sides also agreed to deepen cultural and technological exchanges, and to expand cooperation in the care economy and social services. Turkey further committed to offering training and capacity-building programmes to develop professional women caregivers for local, Turkish, and international markets, Murshid said. She also holds the social welfare portfolio.
Both countries, which have ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), will share experiences, challenges, and achievements of women in Muslim societies as part of their partnership.
