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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]
Women in Bangladesh are engaged in many work activities, from domestic work inside the home, to outside paid work. Women's work are often undervalued and under-reported. [14] The Bangladeshi government has set aside a substantial annual budget of around $100 million to promote the advancement of women in various areas.
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]
Nurjahan Begum, pioneer female journalist and editor of Begum, the first women's magazine in Bangladesh. [13] Nurun Nahar Faizannesa was a leader of the feminist movement in Bangladesh-[14] Mahmuda Khatun Siddiqua, Bangladeshi poet, essayist, and a pioneering women's liberation activist. Sultana Kamal is a Bangladeshi lawyer and human rights ...
Sonia is the Founder of the 1st Women's IT Association in Bangladesh - Bangladesh Women in IT (BWIT) [7] [8] and the first Women Tech Investors Network (WTIN). She is also the Founder of The Angels Network (TAN) [ 7 ] and the Founder President and a current Advisor of TiE Dhaka Chapter. [ 8 ]
She has been the Vice-chancellor of Asian University for Women (AUW) since February 2022. [4] Rubana is the chairperson of Mohammadi Group, a Bangladeshi conglomerate. [5] [6] She was featured in BBC 100 Women in 2013 and 2014. [7] She was elected as the first female president of BGMEA served during 2019–2021. [8]
Selima Ahmad সেলিমা আহমাদ Ahmad in 2012 Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Comilla-2 In office 30 January 2019 – 07 January 2024 Preceded by Mohammed Amir Hossain Personal details Born (1960-07-07) 7 July 1960 (age 64) Dhaka, East Pakistan, Pakistan Nationality Bangladeshi Political party Bangladesh Awami League Spouse Abdul Matlub Ahmad Parents A. K. M. Fazlul Huq ...
[citation needed] According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report, “women are nearly one-third more likely to start businesses out of necessity than men.” [16] Because women are overtaking their male peers in the level of education obtained, [17] having higher education degrees is one of the significant characteristics that many ...