Celebrating the spirit of women empowerment

Leading e-commerce platform Daraz Bangladesh recently tagged along with popular women's community "Nibedita" to organise "Daraz presents Nibedita Equalizer 2022" -- an event that highlighted the need to ensure equal rights for everyone, beyond gender identity.

The event was held on March 11 in the light of International Women's Day (IWD). Nine strong and empowered women received prestigious recognitions in the event for their exemplary role in breaking gender biases in the digital space under eight categories.

Planning Minister MA Mannan joined the event virtually as chief guest.

Bikarna Kumar Ghosh, managing director (additional secretary) of Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority, ICT Division, along with lawmaker Naheed Ezaher Khan was present as special guest.

Founder and Managing Partner of SBK Tech Ventures and SBK Foundation Sonia Bashir Kabir gave the keynote speech.

Anika Islam, founder and CEO of Nibedita Womens Community, and Daraz CMO Md Tajdin Hassan were also present at the event along with other distinguished guests.

Nibedita is a community formed to help all women in the society. Nibedita's mission is to empower women with a variety of skills, technologies and lifestyle know-how to better empower themselves, enabling them to contribute in society. As part of establishing its vision, Nibedita took the step to honour these empowered women.

The women who received recognition are Shahnaz Shimul Rahman (beauty blogger); Dr Kashfiaa Amina and Habiba Akter Shurovy (fashion blogger); Nusrat Islam (food blogger); Shams Afroz Chowdhury (content creator: entertainment); Samina Sara (makeup artist); Kamrunnesa Mira (social cause/well-being); Kamrun N Koly (mental health/fitness) and Ishrat Amin (travel and photography).

An in-depth panel discussion on "Impact of Biasness on Mental Health and Emotional Intelligence" was held at the event, where the speakers shed light on various aspects of mental health and how women can solve problems with a proactive attitude, applying emotional intelligence.

Another key attraction of the event was the "Daraz Power-couple Discussion" session.

Besides the award winners, six more women --  Tahseen Bahar Suchona, Ayreen Khan, Tahera Nazrin, Nobonita Chowdhury, Nuzhat Chowdhury, and Mahfuza Liza -- were given honorary awards for their ambitious exploration in their own field.