Sonia Bashir Kabir CourtesySonia will not be joining another multinational technology firmSonia Bashir Kabir—managing director of Microsoft Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan and Laos—is leaving Microsoft after almost five years of service. Sonia will not join any other multinational technology firms, rather, she will focus her time on her own companies and startups across Southeast Asia. Sonia is a role model for women and youth in the country. Besides her role at Microsoft, she is also the Founder of Tech Hubs—empowering rural communities with technology—Vice Chairman and Governing Council Board Member of the United Nations Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries. She is also the Board member of UNESCO’s Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education & Peace, Vice Chairman, and Co-Founder of Fintech startup D Money plus health startup Syntec.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 09, 2019 10:30 UTC