Jamaat and Women's Status in Bangladesh

In this episode of Bangladesh Today, Senior Diplomatic Editor of The Times of India, speaks about the socio-economic and political status of women in Bangladesh. The veteran claims that unlike Afghanistan, women in Bangladesh are relatively better represented in socio-economic groups, although a lot more needs to be done to give them a better status. Whether it was the politically motivated Shahbag Movement or the struggle to seek financial independence through Gramin Banking, the Bangladeshi women have been the front runners of every marathon. Having stood the odds from time to time, will this progressive attitude be able to sustain under the influence of Jamaa? Will Bangladesh ever have more than the two famous 'Begums ' (Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia) rise in the politics?