Documentary filmmaker and photographer Mohammad Rakibul Hasan's solo photographic exhibition ‘Keeping Childcare in the Picture: A photographic exhibition on childcare practices in Bangladesh' was opened on Sunday at Drik Gallery in the capital, organized by International Labour Organization and Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies-BILS.
The opening ceremony of the exhibition was joined by Mamtaz Ahmed, Senior Secretary, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs as the chief guest. Keya Khan, Director General at the Department of Women Affairs, also joined the ceremony as the special guest, UNB reports.
Syed Sultan Uddin Ahmmed, Executive Director of BILS and Chairman, Labour Reform Commission, and Anne Drong, National Project Coordinator, ILO, were also present at the event, among the speakers. BILS Director Nazma Yesmin moderated the opening ceremony of the exhibition.
With an increasing number of women joining the workforce, the demand for childcare services in Bangladesh is rising. To meet this demand, different types of childcare models are in operation, both formally and informally.