Domestic violence against women is not merely an internal affair of a family, rather it is a social problem that affects not only the family but also the society, they observed.

Dhaka District Change Maker, a member of Alliance to Resist Domestic Violence, organised the conference at Engineers' Institute of Bangladesh auditorium in the city in association with Nari Maitree and Alliance to Resist Domestic Violence.

Speaking on the occasion as the chief guest, ASM Shahjahan, former adviser to the caretaker government, said all have to be untied against domestic violence from the family level to stamp out domestic violence in the country.

There are loopholes in the existing laws regarding women repression as women are still facing negligence in the administration and a concerted effort is needed in this regard, added the former adviser.

Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique of Mass Communication and Journalism Department of Dhaka University said changes are inevitable and necessary in life but they should happen in a positive way.

He also said about 70 percent people of the country are not aware of their rights and that is why they would be provided with education and information.

Ayesha Khanam, general secretary of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad, Anil P Tambe, country representative of Oxfam GB and Shahin Akter Dolly, executive director of Nari Maitree, also spoke.