Celebrating Women’s History Month
In honor of Women’s History Month, which is celebrated annually in March to recognize the remarkable achievements and contributions of women to our society, IEEE Bangladesh Section and IEEE Women in Engineering Affinity Group Bangladesh Section have jointly successfully organized "Celebrating Women’s History Month 2024” at the Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) on 28th March 2024.
In alignment with the global celebration of International Women's History Month, the IEEE Bangladesh Section takes immense pride in highlighting the contributions of women in technology and engineering. This month serves as a reminder of the strides we have made toward gender equality and the work that remains.
At the outset of the event, Global chair of IEEE Women in Engineering and the past chair of IEEE Bangladesh Section Dr. Celia Shahnaz, professor at Department of EEE, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) talked about the enormous number of impactful activities of IEEE Women in Engineering in different universities, the journey and hard work of the group and the outstanding international achievements and recognitions the group has achieved, by working for women in the local and international community.
Government official and Deputy Secretary, Ministry of commerce, Sumoni Akter said that at the beginning of her career journey to till now being a woman she always tries to overcome stereotypes and thoughts while serving her duty.
From industry Deputy General Manager, Energypac Engineering, Ms Pramiti Alam said as an director of energypac engineering I used to work for our company when my child was only 2.5 months, so being a woman I have to struggle a lot but things are now changing. She also thanked her husband and family for staying beside her during the hard time.
Besides another panelist Anamika Bhakta, vice president of Robi Axiata Ltd, also said that some of the recent progress of Bangladeshi women is amazing. But still we are far behind the standard level of women empowerment.
We honor the achievements of women engineers and technologists who have paved the way for future generations. Their dedication and leadership continue to inspire a diverse and inclusive community within IEEE and beyond.
The event was moderated by Chair, IEEE Bangladesh Section and Professor Dept of CSE, CUET, Dr M Moshiul Hoque. Among with IEEE Bangladesh Section Vice Chair (Activity) Prof. Naruttam Kumar Roy, Professor, Dept. of EEE, KUET; IEEE BDS Student Activity Coordinator Dr. Md Aminul Islam, Associate Professor, Dept. of EECE, MIST; ; IEEE BDS Humanitarian Activity Coordinator Muhammad Sajjadur Rahim, Associate Professor, Dept of ICE, Univ. of Rajshahi; IEEE BDS Professional Activity Coordinator, Md. Ranak Ahsan, Senior Manager, Teletalk Bangladesh Limited; IEEE BDS Membership Development Coordinator, Dr. Kamruddin Nur, Professor, Computer Science, AIUB; IEEE BDS Conference Coordinator, Prof. Md. Maniruzzaman, Professor, Dept. of ECE, KU Prof. Md. Maniruzzaman, Professor, Dept. of ECE, KU; and IEEE BDS Secretary Engr Shohel Rana along with various university IEEE Bangladesh Section Student Branch members, IEEE BDS SB Chair's, Counselors', WIE SB AG and SB Society Chapter Advisors and industry experts were also present the event. Around 70 participants attended the event.
We sincerely thank IEEE BDS and IEEE WIE AG BDS Executive Committee, IEEE BDS volunteers and staff of IEB for their amazing support to make the event a success.
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- Date: 28 Mar 2024
- Time: 03:30 PM to 06:30 PM
- All times are (UTC+06:00) Astana
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- Executive Meeting Room, Shahid Prokousholi Bhaban (3rd floor), IEB, Ramna
- Dhaka, Dhaka
- Bangladesh 1000
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