Bangladesh should keep this momentum going to create more gender equality, the report added. Addressing the proceedings, Acting World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan Robert Saum said: "Bangladesh has made great strides towards making men and women equal in many areas, particularly in health and education. "Today, more rural women are claiming their inheritance, and compared to a decade ago, brothers are more supportive of sisters claiming inheritance," said the World Bank adding that still, a large majority of rural women give up their rights to inherited land. Women in Bangladesh also have fewer choices than men in where they save and borrow money. Only 36% of women have bank accounts—compared to 65% of men—and most do not control financial assets.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 29, 2019 05:15 UTC