Khaleda Zia, 6 women receive ‘Best Indomitable Woman’ award

Former Prime Minister and late BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, six women received the ‘Best Indomitable Woman’ (Sreshtho Odommo Nari) award today.

The award was presented at a function organized by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs on the occasion of International Women’s Day at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital on Sunday (March 8). On behalf of Khaleda Zia, her granddaughter, Barrister Zaima Rahman, daughter of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, received the award from President Md. Shahabuddin. Khaleda Zia was given the award posthumously for her contribution to women’s education and the advancement of democracy.

The other awardees are: Nurun Nahar Akhter (economic sector), Mosa Babita Khatun (education and employment sector), Nurbanu Kabiri (Successful Mother Woman), Shamla Begum (Woman who has overcome the nightmare of torture and won the struggle for life), and Afroza Yasmin ( outstanding contributions to social development).

The ministry said that this award is helpful in increasing the participation of women in the social, economic and political spheres of the country and plays an important role in highlighting the stories of women’s struggle and leadership to the public.