Dhaka, July 7 -- Highlighting the government's development priorities, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has emphasised the importance of women's empowerment, girls' education and strengthening women's leadership across all sectors.

She also underscored the need to intensify efforts toward achieving gender equality in line with SDG 5.

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The issues were discussed when Country Manager of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Sudhir Muralidharan met the State Minister for Foreign Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday.

Achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls is not just the right thing to do, it is essential for sustainable ...