Begum Khaleda Zia is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the prime minister of Bangladesh from March 1991 to March 1996,and again from June 2001 to October 2006. She was the first female prime minister of Bangladesh and second female prime minister in the Muslim world,after Benazir Bhutto. She is the widow of one of the former presidents of Bangladesh,Ziaur Rahman. She is the chairperson and leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) since 1984,which was founded by her husband in 1978.
Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain,commonly known as Begum Rokeya,was a prominent Bengali feminist thinker,writer,educator and political activist from British India. She is widely regarded as a pioneer of women's liberation in Bangladesh and India.
Viqarunnisa Noon School &College,also known as VNSC,is an all-girls higher secondary school and college in Dhaka,Bangladesh. It has 25,000 students at four campuses in the city. It is named after Viqar un Nisa Noon.
Begum Rokeya Padak,named after Begum Rokeya,is a Bangladeshi national honour conferred on individual women for their exceptional achievement. The award is given by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs of the Government of Bangladesh. First awarded in 1995,the Rokeya Padak recognises the pioneering contribution of an individual in empowering women and raising women's issues.
Anwara Bahar Chowdhury was a Bangladeshi social activist and writer.
Zinatun Nesa Talukdar was a Bangladesh Awami League politician who was the state Minister of Primary and Mass Education. She also served as the State Minister of Women and Children Affairs. She was one of the three female ministers out of 43 cabinet ministers in the First Sheikh Hasina Cabinet during 1996–2001.
Abdul Matin Khasru was a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician. He was a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Comilla-5 constituency during 1991–1995,1996–2001 and 2009–2021. He served in the first Hasina cabinet as Minister of Law and Justice from 1997 until 2001.
Beggzadi Mahmuda Nasir was a Bangladeshi academic. She served as the founder principal of Central Women's College from 1956 until 1992 and then as the vice-chancellor of Central Women's University during 1993–1996. She was awarded Begum Rokeya Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2001. She was selected an honorary fellow of Bangla Academy in 2002.
Rebecca Momin was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Netrokona-4 constituency for three terms from 2009 until her death in 2023.
Aroma Dutta is a Bangladeshi social and human rights activist. In February 2019,she was nominated by the ruling party,the Bangladesh Awami League,to a seat reserved for women in the 11th parliament of Jatiya Sangsad.
Taiyaba Majumder was a Bangladeshi housewife and recipient of the Begum Rokeya Padak. She was the mother of former Prime Minister as well opposition leader of Bangladesh and B.N.P. Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia,former minister Khurshid Jahan (1939–2006),politician Sayeed Iskander (1953–2012) and Shamim Iskander.
Netrokona-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by Ashraf Ali Khan Khasru of the Awami League.
The Fourth Hasina ministry was the 20th cabinet of Bangladesh headed by Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina which was formed after the 2018 general election which was held on 30 December 2018. The results of the election were announced on 31 December 2018 and this led to the formation of the 11th assembly in the Jatiya Sangsad. The swearing-in ceremony was arranged in Bangabhaban in the Capital. Hasina's cabinet was staggeringly large,with 54 members.
Shireen Akhter is a Bangladeshi academic. She was the first female vice chancellor of the University of Chittagong.
Begum Mushtari Shafi was a Bangladeshi writer,entrepreneur,women's leader and social organiser.
Begum Akhtar Jahan is an Awami League politician and former member of parliament.
Syeda Jebunnesa Haque is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. She served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Reserved Women's Seat–35 during 2009–2014.
Mahfuza Khanam is a Bangladeshi academic and social activist. She was the president of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh from 2018–2021. She was awarded Begum Rokeya Padak (2012) and Anannya Top Ten Awards (2013).
Papri Basu is a Bangladeshi freedom fighter,teacher,social worker and women's rights activist. She was awarded Begum Rokeya Padak in 2019.
