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.
Begum Sufia Kamal was a Bangladeshi poet,feminist leader,and political activist. She took part in the Bengali nationalist movement of the 1950s and civil society leader in independent Bangladesh. She led feminist activism and was a president of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad. She died in 1999 and was the first woman to be given a state funeral in Bangladesh.
Matia Chowdhury was a Awami League leader and one of the key perpetrators of the July massacre orchestrated and executed by Sheikh Hasina's toppled regime. She died while awaiting trial for crimes against humanity due to her active involvement in the violent suppression of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement during the Student–People's uprising.
Suchinta Chowdhury Chanchal,better known as Chanchal Chowdhury,,is a Bangladeshi actor. He gained recognition with television roles in late 2000s,and went on to become one of the most popular leading men of Bangla cinema in the following decade. He is the recipient of several accolades,including three National Film Awards and seven Meril Prothom Alo Awards.
Mehazabien Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi actress,model and the winner of Lux Channel I Superstar 2009. She began her acting career after winning Lux Channel I Superstar,a Bangladeshi beauty pageant. Her success in the pageant opened doors for her acting career. Chowdhury rose to prominence after featuring in a television commercial for Banglalink,a mobile phone operator,which brought her to the limelight. She made her debut in the television drama Tumi Thako Shindhu Pare,which was broadcast on ATN Bangla. Since then,she has starred in several popular dramas such as Boro Chele,Chompa House,Buker Ba Pashe,Alo,Lota Audio,Chirokal Aaj,and Kajoler Din Ratri. Chowdhury is widely recognized for her versatility in acting and has received numerous awards and accolades for her performances. Her notable awards include the Meril-Prothom Alo Awards,and the CJFB Performance Award. In 2018,she received the Babisas Award for her performance in the play Sonali Danar Chil. Bangladesh Police Women Network (BPWN) honoured Chowdhury for her drama,Alo,where she played a police sergeant.
Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat,also known as Sharfuddoula Saikat,is an international cricket umpire and a former first-class player from Bangladesh. He is the first Bangladeshi umpire to be included in the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires in March 2024. He also officiated in 100 matches in men's international cricket including ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in 2023.
Sharmin Akter Nipa is a Bangladeshi film actress and model. She is one of the highest-paid actresses of Bangladesh.
Khadija Tul Kubra is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh cricket team. She plays as a right-handed batter and a right-arm off break bowler. In October 2018,against Pakistan Women,she became the first Bangladesh player to take a five-wicket haul in WODIs.
Nigar Sultana is a Bangladeshi cricketer and captain of the Bangladesh women's national cricket team in the WODI and the WT20I formats. She is a wicketkeeper and right hand batter who bats in the middle order.
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.
Feminism in Bangladesh seeks equal rights of women in Bangladesh through social and political change. Article 28 of Bangladesh constitution states that "Women shall have equal rights with men in all spheres of the State and of public life".
Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury was a Bangladeshi politician. She served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Faridpur-2 constituency from 2008 till her death in 2022. She also served as the Environment and Forest Minister of Bangladesh during 1996–2001.
Gazi Sohel,also known as Gazi Ashraful Afsar Sohel,is a Bangladeshi cricket umpire.
Nazmun Ara Sultana is the first woman in Bangladesh to serve as head of an Appellate Division bench in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is the apex court that gives a final verdict in the country's judicial system. Sultana took the oath as the first female justice of the Appellate Division on February 23,2011. She went into retirement on July 7,2017.
Anannya Top Ten Awards is the prize for women in Bangladesh recognition of contribution to the fields of agriculture,industrial,trade,economics,acting,music,sports,education,liberation war,social welfare and development-work-law,human rights,entrepreneur,politics and journalism. The award is being given since 1993.
Rama Chowdhury was a Bangladeshi writer and birangana of Bangladesh Liberation War during 1971. In Bangladesh,she is best known for her autobiographical work "Ekatorer Jononi" which describes the torture committed by Pakistani military during the Bangladesh Liberation War. She was awarded Begum Rokeya Padak by the Government of Bangladesh posthumously in 2019.
Razia Sultana is a Bangladeshi lawyer who was born in Myanmar and has won the International Women of Courage Award 2019.
Khadizatul Anwar Sony is a Bangladeshi politician. She is a former member of Jatiya Sangsad representing the Chittagong-2 constituency. Earlier,she was a member of parliament from the reserved women's seat-1 in the 11th Parliament.
The 2021–22 Bangladesh Women's Football League,also known as the Bashundhara Group Bangladesh Women's Football League 2021–22 due to sponsorship reason. It was the 5th season of the Bangladesh Women's Football League,the top level of women's football in Bangladesh,since its establishment in 2011. The league was commenced on 15 November 2022 and ended on 31 December 2022.
The Bangladesh Women's Cricket League is a women's domestic cricket competition that takes place in Bangladesh. The tournament is played using first-class format. Each match is scheduled for up to two days. The first edition of the competition was held in 2022–23. The tournament sees three teams competing,each representing one of the three major rivers of Bangladesh.
