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Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry was established in 2001 by Selima Ahmad. It was the first women's chamber in Bangladesh. [5] [6] It conducts research on women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh. [7] In 2016, the chamber sought funding of 250 million taka to establish training center for women entrepreneurs. [8]
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In Bangladesh, women has played important roles in the country's armed forces. Women have been members of the Bangladesh Army since the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. On May 30, 2016, the Bangladesh Navy had women sailors for the first time in its history. They are also recruited as airmen in airforce.
The Retired Armed Officers Welfare Association Club is located in Bangladesh. [3] The government of Bangladesh in an agreement with the association decided to import 5000 taxi cabs in 2013, which would only be driven by retired armed forces personnel. [4] Major General Alauddin MA Wadud (Retd) is the current president of the association. [5]
Female soldiers of Bangladesh Army in parade, 16 December 2016, the Victory Day of Bangladesh. Women have been associated with the Bangladesh Army since the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. [1] In the 1971 War, a Bengali female doctor from the Pakistan Army's medical corps participated, she was Sitara Begum who was commissioned into the ...
In 1994, Women Entrepreneurs Association (WEA) in Bangladesh was formed with 150 members and Rahman was the founding president. [4] In 1996, she founded Women in Small Enterprises (WISE) to promote the role of women in small enterprises and industries. [1] Rahman served in the Latifur Rahman ministry from 15 July 2001 to 10 October 2001. [5]
The organization started in 1953 as the Fauji Foundation when Bangladesh was a province of Pakistan. [2] After the independence of Bangladesh , it was renamed to Sena Kalyan Sangstha in 1972. [ 2 ] Before shifting the head office to Mohakhali , it was headquartered in Motijheel in a 23-storey building named Sena Kalyan Bhaban .
The Bangladesh Army Welfare Trust was established in June 1998. [3] In 1999, the trust established Trust Bank Limited. [4] The BBC estimated the commercial enterprise of the Bangladesh Army to be over 30 billion taka. [5] The trust was founded to look after the interests and welfare of retired military personnel.