Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed the need to ensure equal opportunity for women in order to achieve social progress.

A society in which women, who form half its constituents, are not given the platform to thrive, will be 'crippled', Hasina said during the Begum Rokeya Padak ceremony via video conference on Wednesday.

The government awarded the Begum Rokeya Padak to five eminent women for their role in achieving women's empowerment and progress in the country during the ceremony.

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