The issues and challenges of women empowerment in respect of human capability have been significant due to the emerging scenario of women emancipation in Bangladesh. In Bangladesh only 8.9% of women are regular paid worker. 56.3% are unpaid family worker, another 25.1% of are self-employed (agriculture and non-agriculture) (BBS 2012: 94), means dependent on men or family members to take joint decisions on spending. On the other hand, the Constitution of Bangladesh has ensured equal rights for men and women, but in practice it is less observed in the true spirit in many cases.

In Bangladesh, the life of a woman is dominated by a patriarchal and patrilineal social customary system. More frequently, such a system upholds a rigid division that controls the mobility, roles and responsibility and sexuality of women. Traditionally, women in Bangladesh are plagiaristic of their family status. The role of a woman includes the maintenance of her family as a social institution. GOB in education sector has made an incredible commitment for girls. Distributing free books and making school free for girls alone may not meet the long term needs. Necessary initiatives are to be taken so that early drop out of girls can be prevented. The nationwide campaigns are needed to aware the parents about the urgency of educating girls. Education on changing the roles dictated by the social condition of women and girls needs to be addressed to achieve the initiatives. In the health sector short- and long-term requirements of the women are interlinked with education. Men have to understand the consequences of women’s health which will come from cultural awareness.

Government and the institutions and the society as a whole may endeavour to give necessary valued resources and services to women. Providing a job, technical knowledge, land or the money may be the process of women empowerment. Many women friendly initiatives are necessary by all the agencies to implement these. Access to valued resources and opportunities is important for women’s empowerment process. Access of women to information and support, mobility, visibility and control over production cannot be materialized unless the instruments of bringing changes in the existing system dealing with development in women issues include macro-policies, resource allocation, regulation & monitoring, public awareness etc. Theoretically, some of the strategic documents and policy papers are sound and seem to be implementable, but in reality, the outcomes are yet to be discernible. The government should be creative and effective enough to take radical programmes or policies as well as to ensure its implementation.