On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2022, 9 women have been honored for their contribution in the field of information technology. There are 9 honored women in 9 categories – Kauser Akhter Tahin (Women Entrepreneur-Digital Center), Shiuli Akhter (E-Commerce), Hosne Ara Parveen (E-Learning), Taslima Begum (Teacher Batayan), Mosammat Farhana Sadika (Kishore Batayan), Jaima Zahin Wara (Innovation), Sakera Banu (Women Entrepreneur-SME), Mirzadi Sebrina Flora (Health Technology) and Tamanna Akter Nura (Special).
State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak handed over the prizes to the Honored women at a discussion and award ceremony organized by Aspire to Innovate-a2i at ICT Tower in the capital on Tuesday.
Juena Aziz, Chief Coordinator (SDG Affairs) of the Prime Minister’s Office and NM Zeaul Alam PAA, Senior Secretary, Department of Information and Communication Technology were also present on the occasion. a2i Project Director (Joint Secretary) Dr. Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir presided over the discussion discussion session on the event.
Nahid Sultana Mallick, Joint Project Director (Joint Secretary) of a2i; Anir Chowdhury, Policy Advisor of a2i; United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Country Economist of Bangladesh Dr. Nazneen Ahmed; Dr. Lafifa Jamal Professor of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Dhaka; Snigdha Ali, Program Officer, Bangladesh Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (FSP Country Team); Barrister Farzana Mahmud, Advocate of Bangladesh Supreme Court; and officials of Information and Communication Technology Department and a2i were also present on the occasion.
