Word: hasina
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...increase political participation among women, Hasina said her administration has reserved 30 of the country's 330 seats in Parliament for female candidates. Women can also run for any of the remaining 300 seats...
...Hasina said she has also worked to ensure that women have three of 11 seats in local governments--known as Union Parishads--that typically govern several villages. As with the Parliament, women can also serve in any of the other eight seats...
...addition, Hasina discussed how educational opportunities have improved since the removal of taxes on computer purchases. She also discussed a government proposal to create 12 new universities to teach science and technology...
...Hasina also detailed her efforts to maintain peace with and between India and Pakistan. As a result of these efforts, Hasina received the Mahatma Gandhi Award...
...After her speech, Hasina fielded questions from the audience. Questions were asked in English and Hasina answered in Bangla, the national language of Bangladesh. Her translator then spoke to the audience in English...