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The Association of Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs Bangladesh (AGWEB), in partnership with IFIC Bank Limited, organised a live panel discussion titled ‘Balance for better-Question time’ on the occasion of celebrating the International Women’s Day 2019 recently.
The event was held at the auditorium of the Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) in the city’s Topkhana Road.
Ms Aroma Dutta, Member of Parliament; Mr. Md. Mosharraf Hossian Bhuiyan, NDC, Senior Secretary, Internal Resource Division (IRD) and Chairman, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Ministry of Finance; Dr. Atiur Rahman, Former Governor, Bangladesh Bank, Mr. Syed Mabubur Rahman, Chairman, Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB); Mr. Md. Shafiqul Islam, Science and Technology Secretary, Central Committee Bangladesh Awami Jubo League; Ms. Shomi Kaiser, noted actress and Director, FBCCI took part in the panel discussion.
Ms. Mousumi Islam, President, AGWEB, moderated the event.
International Women's Day (IWD), a focal point in the movement for women's rights, is celebrated on March 8 every year.
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