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Ms. Rokia Afzal Rahman is a leading woman entrepreneur and a former Adviser (minister) to the Government of Bangladesh in charge of the ministry of Women and Children, Ministry of Labor and Employment, Ministry of Social Welfare and Ministry of Culture. She started her career in a commercial bank in 1962 when very few women had entered banks universally. She became the first woman
bank manager of the country in 1964. In I980 Ms. Rahman ventured into her own agro based industry and further diversified her business into insurance, media, financial institution, real estate and power sector.
She is currently the Chairman of R.R. Group & Arlinks Group of Companies, Chairperson of Mediaworld Limited (owning company of �The Daily Star�). She is a Director of Mediastar Limited (owning company of �Prothom Alo�) and Ayna Broadcasting Corporation Limited (FM Radio Station-ABC Radio). She is also an Independent Director of Bangladesh Lamps Limited.
Ms. Rokia Afzal Rahman is the Vice President of International Chamber of Commerce-ICC Bangladesh.
Ms. Rahman was the Board Member of the Bangladesh Bank. She was the President of the Bangladesh Employers Federation-BEF. She was the Director of Reliance Insurance Limited. She is former President of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industries-MCCI, Dhaka.
She is the founder President of Bangladesh Federation of Women Entrepreneurs (BFWE).
In 1994, the first Women Entrepreneurs Association (WEA) was formed in Bangladesh with Rokia Afzal Rahman as founder President. In 1996 Ms. Rahman formed Women in Small Enterprises (WISE) to further promote women into small enterprises and industries. Ms. Rahman has received several international and national awards.
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