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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday inaugurated the newly constructed 12-storey Joyeeta Tower at Dhanmondi in the city, as per a UNB report.
She unveiled the inaugural plaque of Joyeeta Tower in Dhanmondi, Jamdani Gallery and Joyeeta Market Place installed in Joyeeta Tower.
The prime minister attended the inauguration ceremony of Joyeeta Tower organised by the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs.
On her arrival at the venue, she was received by the State Minister for Child and Women Affairs, Fazilatunnesa Indira. PM’s younger sister Sheikh Rehana was with her.
Artists of Bangladesh Shishu Academy welcomed them with music and dance. The PM also took pictures with them.
Later, the prime minister visited different parts of the tower.
She also unveiled the book, titled 'Contribution of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to Economic Empowerment of Women', at the inauguration ceremony.
According to ministry sources, Joyeeta Tower has been constructed with state-of-the-art physical infrastructure facilities.
This will help ensure women's economic empowerment by involving the country's women entrepreneurs in various business ventures under the Joyeeta brand.
Joyeeta Tower has the facilities for marketing various types of processed products, supply chains and services produced by women entrepreneurs of the country with universal accessibility.
In this building, physical infrastructural facilities have been provided for training women entrepreneurs based on knowledge, skills, business management and development strategies. Besides, it will house the headquarters of the Joyeeta Foundation.
There are ample car parking facilities and a spacious lobby.
Joyeeta Iconic Tower has a Child Daycare Centre, Design Centre, Beauty Parlour, Gymnasium for Women, Swimming Pool for Women and Children, Multipurpose Hall, Seminar Hall, Bank, food court and Cafe. E-Joita online marketplace has been launched.
PM Hasina laid the foundation stone for the construction of the 12-storey Joyeeta Tower on December 1, 2021.
It has been built at a cost of Tk 1684 million on one bigha land at 27 (old) road of Dhanmondi in the capital.
She also inaugurated the Joyeeta Foundation programme on November 16, 2011, with the aim of economic empowerment of women in Bangladesh.
In the meantime, the government has allotted one bigha of land to each division of the country at a token price for the foundation.
Joyeeta seeks to build a women-friendly separate marketing network across the country by launching its activities in every district and upazila.