Photo: Dhaka TribuneMokseda has become a symbol of women’s struggle for successMokseda Begum, owner of a garment shop in Thakurgaon, has become a model for the country’s grassroots women entrepreneurs. Additionally, we have a showroom in Thakurgaon town.”As demand rises for Ononna products, she seeks to transform the cottage-industry business and expand it on a large scale. In 2011, she received a national award in handicrafts from the prime minister and in 2013, the Association of Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs gave her the Best Grassroots Woman Entrepreneur award. Apart from this, Mokseda received the Joyeeta award from her district. Thakurgaon-Panchagarh Reserved Women's Constituency MP Selina Jahan Lita and former sadar upazila vice chairman Tahmina Molla said that Mokseda has become a symbol of women's struggle for success.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 11, 2018 07:30 UTC