Exemplary women honoured on Women’s Day
Women In Leadership (WIL), along with its implementation partner Bangladesh Brand Forum (BBF), organized Inspiring Women Award 2017, Powered by ACI PURE Spices to mark the International Women’s Day 2017 at hotel Le Méridien Dhaka. The award aims at recognizing the inspiring women in different sectors who have contributed to the organization as well as to the society. The gala ceremony was the second part of the daylong initiatives taken by WIL, following the Le Méridien Dhaka Women Leadership Summit 2017, Powered by IPDC Finance Ltd.
Ms. Syed Alamgir, Managing Director, ACI Salt Ltd. & Executive Director, ACI Ltd, gave the welcome speech and inviting all the guests to the gala. Nazia Andaleeb Preema, Director, Bangladesh Brand Forum & President, WIL congratulated the winners in advanced and also praised all the nominations for their hard work that their respective organization has already recognized as an inspiring leader. A special speech was given by Ashwani Nayar, General Manager, Le Méridien Dhaka.
This year, call for nomination of Inspiring Women Award included 12 categories. More than 150 nominations under different professional categories from 58 organizations and more than 50 nominations under IPDC Leaders of Tomorrow category from 18 universities were received. Three jury panel consisting of total 20 jurors evaluated the nominations based on set criteria of respective categories.
The gala started in a flamboyant manner. The awards were given as winners and honorable mention. A total of 14 women professionals, 10 student leaders, two organizations and one initiative who were awarded.
The invited guests of the award included winner & their family members, ambassadors of different embassies in Bangladesh, female activists, academicians, politicians, social and media celebrities, high officials from corporate sector, students and others.
The award is Powered by ACI PURE Spices, RFL Plastics Limited and The Daily Star as In Association With, Advance Development Technologies Ltd. as Lifestyle Partner, Le Méridien Dhaka as Hospitality Partner, FICCI & MCCI as Partner, Colours FM & Marketing Society of Bangladesh (MSB) as Strategic Partner, GTV as TV Partner, Masthead PR as PR Partner and Webable Digital as Social Media Partner.
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Category |
Label |
Awardees |
1. |
Inspiring Female Professional |
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Winner |
Farhana Chowdhury Area Manager British American Tobacco Bangladesh |
Honorable Mention
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Afifa Abbas Information Security and Governance Lead Engineer Banglalink Digital Communications Ltd. |
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Winner |
Sababa Islam Area Sales Manager, Modern Trade and Shopping Complex Unilever Bangladesh Limited |
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Honorable Mention
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Adrita Datta Marketing HR Business Partner British American Tobacco Bangladesh |
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Winner |
Sanjana Farid Regional Head (SEA and ASPAC) Instant Cash FZE (A subsidiary of Emirates Post) |
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Honorable Mention
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Sharmin Rahman Group Creative Director Asiatic Marketing Communications Limited |
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2. |
Le Méridien Dhaka Most Female Friendly Organization |
Winner |
Unilever Bangladesh Limited |
Honorable Mention |
Paxar Bangladesh Ltd. |
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3. |
ACI PURE Spices Most Dynamic Woman of the Year
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Winner |
Farzana Chowdhury ACII (UK) Chartered Insurer Managing Director & CEO Green Delta Insurance |
4. |
IPDC Leaders of Tomorrow |
Winner |
Abanti Shreya Saha IBA, University of Dhaka
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1st Runner up
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Alif Laila Nabila Khulna University
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2nd Runner up
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Abreshmee Adeeba Haque IBA, University of Dhaka |
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Honorable Mention
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5. |
IPDC Inspiring Female Entrepreneur
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Winner |
Kohinoor Yeasmin Chief Executive Officer Tarango |
6. |
IPDC Inspiring Female Startup
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Winner |
Achia Khaleda Nila Founder Women in Digital |
7. |
Colours FM Power Woman of the Year |
Winner |
Ifreet Zahin Kunjo Founder & Chairman HelpAid Foundation, Justice for Women Bangladesh (JFWBD) |
8. |
ACI PURE Spices Inspiring Woman in Culinary Art
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Winner |
Alpana Habib Culinary Artist
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9. |
Inspiring Woman in Technology
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Winner |
Samira Zuberi Himika Founder & Managing Director Team Engine |
10. |
RFL Plastics Inspiring Woman in Defense
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Winner |
Flight Lieutenant Nazia Afrin Squadron Pilot Bangladesh Air Force |
11. |
Inspiring Female in Promoting Art |
Winner |
Tayeba Begum Lipi Visual Artist and Co-founder, Britto Arts Trust |
12. |
Inspiring Female Friendly Initiative |
Winner |
BraveMen Campaign |
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