Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus speaks at a programme organised to distribute Begum Rokeya Padak-2024 at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka on Monday. BSS photo
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has recalled the contribution of Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, commonly known as Begum Rokeya, and said her works and thoughts surprised him.
Yunus shared his thoughts at a programme organised to distribute Begum Rokeya Padak-2024 at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka on Monday.
He praised the courage of Begum Rokeya as she was grown up in very hard time while girls did not get enough scopes to continue their study. He also said that her imaginary power makes him surprised too.
Prof Yunus also proposed introduction of ‘Sultanar Swopna (dream) Award’.
Four women were awarded with the ‘Begum Rokeya Padak-2024’ for their outstanding contributions to society, women's education and women's empowerment.
The awardees are -- Dr Parvin Hasan, Vice-Chancellor of Central Women's University, Shirin Parvin Haque, founder of women's rights organisation Nari Paksha, labour and women's rights activist Taslima Akhtar Lima and Bangladesh's first female international chess master Rani Hamid.
Women and Children Affairs Adviser Sharmeen S Murshid, Education Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud and Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mamtaz Ahmed, addressed the programme, among others.
