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Offline Farhana Helal Mehtab

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Congratulation to the Country’s first female Speaker...
« on: April 30, 2013, 04:05:04 PM »

Congratulation to the Country’s first female Speaker...

According to the news, State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury is set to become the country’s first female Speaker. Awami League Parliamentary Party on Monday night unanimously nominated her for the post of Speaker which fell vacant after speaker Abdul Hamid was sworn in as president on April 24. The ALPB took the decision at a meeting at the conference room of the treasury bench lawmakers at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who heads the ruling AL, chaired the meeting.
Source: Daily Star, Tuesday, April 30, 2013 | 15:40

I, on behalf of the Dept of Law, DIU, CONGRATULATE, Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury whom I personally know from my Dhaka University, Law Department student life. So many precious moments I can recall now about this bright, brilliant woman whom I found a kind, helpful elder sister of the department. Just now remembering the “1st National Commercial Moot Court Competition” organized by Dhaka University, Law Department where I was honored to be the judge along with Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Barrister Tania Amir, Dr Saira Rahman Khan, Barrister Tureen Afroz.


In the picture, left to right: Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Dr Saira Rahman Khan, Barrister Tania Amir, Advocate Farhana Helal Mehtab, Barrister Tureen Afroz


My warm wishes for this intellectual leader Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury.

Farhana Helal Mehtab
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Department of Law, DIU

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Re: Congratulation to the Country’s first female Speaker...
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2013, 12:56:04 PM »
Thank you ma'am for such a wonderful post. She is not only the pride of our country but also enlighten our department of law, University of Dhaka. Being a student of same department and as a faculty of law daffodil International University, my warm wishes to her. There is 9 constitutional post in Bangladesh, Speaker is one of them.

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Re: Congratulation to the Country’s first female Speaker...
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2013, 11:42:49 PM »
It's a great moment Ma'am,

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Re: Congratulation to the Country’s first female Speaker...
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2013, 11:54:16 AM »
Women Speakers
of national parliaments
•   Austria: 1927
•   Denmark: 1950
•   Hungary: 1963
•   Uruguay: 1963
•   Germany: 1972
•   Canada: 1972
•   Argentina: 1973
•   Iceland: 1974
•   Switzerland: 1977
•   Bolivia: 1979
•   Italy: 1979
•   Dominica: 1980
•   Sao Tome and Principe: 1980
•   San Marino: 1981
•   Ireland: 1982
•   Belize: 1984
•   Jamaica: 1984
•   Costa Rica: 1986
•   Australia: 1987
•   Luxembourg: 1989
•   Grenada: 1990
•   Nicaragua: 1990
•   Finland: 1991
•   Guatemala: 1991
•   Sweden: 1991
•   Trinidad and Tobago: 1991
•   United Kingdom: 1992
•   Croatia: 1993
•   Japan: 1993
•   Norway: 1993   •   South Africa: 1994
•   Antigua and Barbuda: 1994
•   El Salvador: 1994
•   Mexico: 1994
•   Panama: 1994
•   Ethiopia: 1995
•   Latvia: 1995
•   Peru: 1995
•   Malta: 1996
•   Poland: 1997
•   Bahamas: 1997
•   Suriname: 1997
•   Netherlands: 1998
•   Czech Republic: 1998
•   Venezuela: 1998
•   Spain: 1999
•   Dominican Republic: 1999
•   Lesotho: 2000
•   Republic of Moldova: 2001
•   Georgia: 2001
•   Chile: 2002
•   Liberia: 2003
•   Estonia: 2003
•   Greece: 2004
•   Belgium: 2004
•   Saint Kitts and Nevis: 2004
•   New Zealand: 2005
•   Burundi: 2005
•   Albania: 2005
•   Zimbabwe: 2005   •   Gambia: 2006
•   Israel: 2006
•   Swaziland: 2006
•   Turkmenistan: 2006
•   Saint Lucia: 2007
•   United States of America: 2007
•   Nigeria: 2007
•   Uzbekistan: 2008
•   Pakistan: 2008
•   Serbia: 2008
•   Rwanda: 2008
•   Romania: 2008
•   Gabon: 2009
•   Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2009
•   Ghana: 2009
•   India: 2009
•   Bulgaria: 2009
•   Lithuania: 2009
•   Botswana: 2009
•   Mozambique: 2010
•   United Republic of Tanzania: 2010
•   Lao People's Democratic Republic: 2011
•   Uganda: 2011
•   Portugal: 2011
•   Russian Federation: 2011
•   Barbados: 2012
•   Singapore: 2013
•   Bangladesh: 2013
Md.Riaduzzaman
Assistant Professor, Department of Law
Daffodil International University
Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Re: Congratulation to the Country’s first female Speaker...
« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2013, 01:06:17 PM »
I hope she could make some positive initiatives. Its a challenge for her.
Omar Faruk
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Re: Congratulation to the Country’s first female Speaker...
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2013, 01:25:54 PM »
This is a post of honour as well as responsibilities. She must take some fruitful steps for our betterment. Hope for the best.

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Re: Congratulation to the Country’s first female Speaker...
« Reply #6 on: June 02, 2013, 10:06:32 AM »
Thank you all for reading this post & for posting thoughtful replies.

Special thanks to Riaduzzaman for providing the list of Women Speakers of National Parliaments which shows that the process started on 1927 ( Austria) and we have become the proud part of it in 2013 (Bangladesh).

We wish Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury, Best of Luck.

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Re: Congratulation to the Country’s first female Speaker...
« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2013, 11:39:33 AM »
we are proud to have the first female speaker which is a positive landmark for women empowerment :)
Mirza Farzana Iqbal Chowdhury
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Department of Law
Daffodil International University.