12 individuals, 3 organisations to get Bangladesh-WICCI Awards

Bangladesh-India Business Council will honour 12 outstanding personalities and three impactful organisations of Bangladesh on November 30 to celebrate the first anniversary of the council.

The council, an associate body of the Women's Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WICCI), a business chamber for women entrepreneurs, businesswomen and professionals, will confer the "Bangladesh-WICCI Awards" in six categories.

The categories are iconic companies creating a better world for all; young innovators creating a better world for all; exceptional women of excellence; iconic women creating a better world for all; leaders of the decade; and legendary leaders of the decade, the council said in a press release yesterday.

The award-giving ceremony will be held at Hotel Le Méridien Dhaka where Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury will be present as the chief guest.

Law Minister Anisul Huq will be present as a special guest while Salman F Rahman, private industry and investment adviser to the prime minister, and Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam will be present as guests of honour.

Md Jashim Uddin, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry, will chair the event. Bangladesh-India Business Council was formed in August 2020 under the leadership of Mantasha Ahmed, president of the council, who represents the WICCI in Bangladesh.

At present, the council has 23 esteemed members and four advisers: Rubaba Dowla, Sonia Bashir Kabir, Farzana Chowdhury and Kanakchanpa Chakma.

All members and advisers of the council are leading businesswomen and corporate icons. With 250,000 members and inspiring women across 120 countries, the WICCI is among the largest women's network offering the widest outreach for global connections empowering women's entrepreneurship and leadership.