Women and Children Affairs Ministry has announced the names of five renowned women as Begum RokeyaPadak awardees in recognition of their contribution to various fields in the country this year.
State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Fazilatun Nessa Indira on Thursday announced the names of five women at a press conference at Department of Information in Bangladesh Secretariat in the capital ahead of the Begum Rokeya Day to be held on Sunday (December 9).
The award recipients are: first woman vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Prof KhaledaEkram (posthumous) of Dhaka for women education, DrHalidaHanum Akhter of Rangpur for establishing women's rights, Kamrunnesa Ashraf Dina of Netrakona district for socio-economic development of women (posthumous), NishatMazumder of Lakshmipur district for contributing to awakening of women and RonitaBala of Thakurgaon for rural development.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will adorn them with the award at a function at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka on December 9, the state minister said.