This paper examines the place of education as the key to women empowerment in Bangladesh. The paper, using secondary sources of data, has shown that in spite of all the laudable goals and objectives of education, women of Bangladesh still face a lot of constraints and inhibitions which weigh down their personal and national development. The paper recommends, among others, the involvement of women in educational policy formulation, and women must organise themselves to meet the challenges of an encouraging and meaningful role in the struggle for personal and national development