, March 11 -- The number of women employees in Bangladesh's banking and non-banking financial sectors has seen a decline, with 770 women leaving the workforce in just six months, according to the latest central bank data.

Bangladesh Bank (BB) report on gender equality in the financial sector reveals that the banking sector lost 721 women employees, while Non-Banking Financial Institutions (NBFIs) saw a decrease of 49 women workers between June and December last year.

According to the report, the total number of women in the banking sector stood at 35,061 at the end of December, down from 35,782 at the end of June. Similarly, in the NBFI sector, the number of women employees dropped to 1,019 from 1,068 during the same period.

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