Begum Rokeya Padak

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  • Begum Rokeya Padak
  • বেগম রোকেয়া পদক
Awarded forWomen's activism
Location Dhaka, Bangladesh
CountryBangladesh
Presented by Government of Bangladesh
First awarded1995
Last awarded2022

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. [1] [2]

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Each recipient receives a gold medal weighing 25 grams of 18-karat gold, a certificate of honour, and a cash reward. [3]  The cash reward was tk 2,00,000 from May 2017. It was increased to tk 4,00,000 from November 2019. [4]

Award winners

As of December 2020, 61 awards had been presented:

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