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26 women in leadership jointly awarded by IUB and Pathao

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26 women in leadership jointly awarded by IUB and Pathao

26 women in leadership jointly awarded by IUB and Pathao



On the occasion of Women's Day 2020, IUB, a leading private university in Bangladesh and one of the biggest tech companies of the country Pathao have joined hands to celebrate the excellence of women by awarding great women who are contributing to the welfare of this country in their own diverse ways everyday.

The event took place at the IUB auditorium in the city on Sunday.

Women who are continually striving for the betterment of Bangladesh, women who are leading and excelling, breaking the barriers of patriarchy everyday in their respective fields such as business, academia, healthcare, law enforcement, arts and media, sports , journalism etc. have been presented this award under the program titled ‘Ladies in Leadership’ , CelebratingWomenInAction.  

After the initial opening ceremony a seminar titled- ‘Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights in Social Justice, Tech, Academia and Corporate World’ was held in the morning.  

The hour-long panel was hosted by Dr. Shamim Matin Chowdhury, Founder Chairperson of Beautiful Mind.  Salma Adil, Advocate Alena Khan, Chairperson and Chief Executive, Bangladesh Human Rights Foundation, BHRF; Shusmita Anis, Managing Director, ACI Ltd. Mubina Asaf, Head of Legal and External Affairs, British American Tobacco Bangladesh (BATB); Sabrina Islam, CEO, Reflections, an architectural glass designs company were among others who were also present at the programme.

Responding to the queries of students during a panel discussion, Mubina Asaf, Head of Legal and External Affairs of British American Tobacco Bangladesh Ltd. (BATB) said, “Women themselves have to ensure their social security by adjusting to our social and cultural norm. Let us not abandon our security while embracing modernity.”

Salma Adil, CFO of advertising agency Top of Mind; Founder of Social Initiative, Safe Hands and Executive Director of public relations firm Masthead PR, reiterates: “When job seekers send CVs/ résumés to our organization, I never gender discriminate thus judge them separately on the basis of their gender-male or female, rather I prioritize on  his or her merit. But we also take into account gender equality of men and women while hiring staff for our organizations.”

During the program, she also separately urged all to be aware of rising socia issue- ‘Bullying’, so that girls from family to different walks of our society should not be a victim of bullying.”

Following that, another seminar titled, ‘Changing Times and Changing Eras: Women in Journalism, Entertainment, Sports, and Media’ was held. This panel was moderated by Prof Niaz Zaman, IUB.  

Among others renowned writer, television director and filmmaker  Chayanika Chowdhury; writer and  women’s right activist- Noorjahan Bose; visual artist, Kanak Chanpa Chakma; designer and TV show host, Tootli Rahman; Director of Daily Ittefaq, Tareen Hossain; CEO of Bitopi, Sarah Ali were present.

The CEO of Pathao, Hussain M Elius in regard to this occasion shared his thoughts saying- “ Bangladesh is moving forward to become a middle income country; it is our responsibility to ensure the active participation of women to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs).”

On this occasion, CEO of Pathao, Hussain M Elius said, “Bangladesh is walking towards the path of becoming a middle income country; it is our responsibility to ensure the active participation of women to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs).”

He said 49 years after the independence, Bangladesh wouldn’t be able to stand where it is standing now, without the outstanding leadership of women. Women have showcased their expertise in multifaceted fields moving Bangladesh and leaving a trailblazer of brilliance at their wake, becoming amazing role models for the new generation. Thus, Pathao is incredibly honored to have presented these awards to these wonderful women.”

Vice Chancellor (Acting), Independent University of Bangladesh, Prof Milan Pagon also spoke in a similar manner of motivation saying “The state along with the society have to foster the idea of women in leading positions. This event stands as a testament to the brilliance of women, we are seeing how insanely successful they are in different sectors of the country.  IUB and Pathao are extremely excited and proud to take part in this joint initiative to celebrate womanhood.”

SZA

Related Topics

Women Day   IUB   Pathao  








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