The Rokeya Padak 2024, Bangladesh’s most reasonable doubtless honour for ladies, became awarded to four distinctive ladies at a ceremony held on the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka this day (9 December).
The event, graced by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, recognised these ladies for his or her well-known contributions to assorted fields, including training, labour rights, ladies’s empowerment, and sports.
This year’s honorees incorporated individuals who’ve excelled in diverse fields.
Perween Hasan, a well-known tutorial and activist, became recognised for her relentless efforts in promoting gender equality and training.
Taslima Akhter, an award-winning photographer and activist, who is identified for the employ of her art to highlight the struggles of workers, in particular ladies within the garment sector, and to advocate for systemic swap.
Shireen Haque, head of the Ladies folk Affairs Commission and a founding member of the feminist community Nariopokkho, purchased the award for her influential role in advancing ladies’s rights and shaping public policies that foster gender inclusivity.
Rani Hamid, an 81-year-celebrated chess account, became approved for her excellent achievements on the earth of sports, including being a 20-time Bangladesh National Ladies folk’s Chess Champion and a 3-time British Ladies folk’s Chess Champion. Her legacy continues to inspire young ladies in sports.
The Rokeya Padak is named after Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, a pioneering advocate for ladies’s rights and training for the period of British colonial rule. She is regarded as as the mother of ladies’s emancipation in Bengal for breaking boundaries to ladies’s training, in particular among Muslim ladies.
The award is presented per annum on Begum Rokeya Day, commemorating her tireless advocacy for ladies’s rights and reform.
