Dhaka, Bangladesh (CU)_ Saida Muna Tasneem, Bangladesh High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland, was honored with the “Woman of the Decade in Public Life and Diplomacy 2021” award by the Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (WICCI).
At the closing ceremony of two-day Women Entrepreneurs’ Summit 2021, the Bangladesh-India Business Council of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries of Women (BIBC-WICCI) honored the High Commissioner Tasneem. Dr Dipu Moni, Minister of Education of Bangladesh, virtually handed over the award to Saida Muna Tasneem. Under various categories, Bangladesh Parliament Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and Minister of Education Dr Dipu Moni were also honored with the WICCI Award for 2021.
Tasneem dedicated the award to the struggling grassroots women of Bangladesh including farmers, fisherwomen, clothing and construction workers, domestic help or migrant workers. On receiving the award, Tasneem paid tribute to Bangabandh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for promoting women in politics, for his benevolent support for the recovery of war heroines and war babies after the 1971 Liberation War, and for ensuring equal rights for women under Article 28 of the Constitution. She also appreciated and expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for launching a social movement to support and empower women in Bangladesh.
The esteemed WICCI Award selects and honors female pioneers, leaders and role models in their concerned entrepreneurial and technical fields. The closing session of the summit was chaired by Dr Dipu Moni and was attended by Cherie Blair, chancellor of Asian University Bangladesh; Ambassador for Japan to Bangladesh Naoki Ito; UN Resident Coordinator to Bangladesh Mia Seppo; WICCI Founder President Dr Harbeen Arora; and President of BIBC WICCI Mantasha Ahmed.
