Jump to content

Begum Rokeya Padak

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Worldbruce (talk | contribs) at 21:34, 23 January 2016 (Brought infobox into line with current practice: total, type, firstawardees, and lastawardees are undefined parameters. Added data for a few more years, with sources.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Begum Rokeya Padak
বেগম রোকেয়া পদক
DescriptionWomen's activism
LocationDhaka, Bangladesh
CountryBangladesh Bangladesh
Presented byGovernment of Bangladesh
First awarded1995
Last awarded2014

Begum Rokeya Padak, named after Begum Rokeya, is a Bangladeshi national honour conferred on individual women for their exceptional achievement. The award is given by the Ministry of Women & Children Affairs, Government of Bangladesh. The award recognises the pioneering contribution of an individual in empowering women and raising women's issues.[1][2]

Award winners

As of December 2015, 39 awards had been presented:

References

  1. ^ a b c "PM Calls for Establishing Equal Rights of males and Females". Bangladesh Awami League. BSS. 9 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Equal rights for females must for development". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 10 December 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Govt to expedite efforts for empowering women: CA". The Daily Star. UNB. 10 December 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Bibi Russell, Taibun Nahar get Rokeya Padak". Bdnews24.com. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.