The award was given in different categories, including economy, social development, education, employment, successful mother and prevention of repression, in observance of Begum Rokeya Day 2020. These women were awarded the title Joyeeta by the government at the Human Resources Development Training Center on Wednesday morning. Rajshahi Additional Deputy Commissioner Md Shariful Haque presided over the function while Deputy Commissioner Abdul Jalil was the chief guest at the program. Joyeeta Onneshone Bangladesh--a government initiative introduced in 2011--has had a tremendous impact on society in issues of women empowerment. Acknowledging the honour, Rajshahi’s newspaper hawker Khuki said: “This is a great honour for me.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 09, 2020 17:26 UTC