To celebrate women at work and recognize womanhood in our society, Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) honored 10 women and 3 companies with 'BASIS Luna Shamsuddoha Award.' The first edition of this new award program of BASIS was held on Sunday.
The awards distribution ceremony took place at the grand ballroom of Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden. It will be organized annually by BASIS to commemorate the contribution of Ms. Luna Shamsuddoha, a pioneering Information and Communications Technology (ICT) entrepreneur of Bangladesh. This year, 10 women have been awarded for their special contribution in their respective fields of work.
Geeteara Safya Choudhury, Chairman of Graphic People and Adcomm Limited and former Industrial Adviser to caretaker government, was given the Lifetime Achievement Award for her outstanding professional achievements and encouraging millions of women in Bangladesh.
Other recipients of the award are: Zuena Aziz, Principal Coordinator (SDG Affairs), PMO; Saida Muna Tasneem, Professional Diplomat and Bangladesh High Commissioner to the United Kingdom; Amena Begum, BPM, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) of Bangladesh Police; Dr. Haseena Khan, Microbiologist and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka; Sonia Bashir Kabir, Founder and Managing Partner of SBK Tech Ventures and SBK Foundation; Dr. Rawshan Arra Khanam, Consultant, Department of Respiratory Medicine, United Hospital; and Dr. Sejunti Saha, Director of Child Health Research Foundation, Bangladesh.
Moreover, among the BASIS member companies, Genex Infosys was awarded for highest women employment in BPO company category, BJIT for highest women employment in software company category and social enterprise Dnet for highest women employment by male-female ratio category. Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Speaker of Bangladesh Parliament attended the ceremony as chief guest while Dipu Moni, Minister of Education, Salman F Rahman, Private Industry and Investment Adviser to Prime Minister and Zunaid Ahmed Palak, State Minister for ICT Division were the special guests.
