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Ever since 2017 we, in collaboration with IPDC, have had the honour of introducing a very special kind of award titled “Unsung Women Nation Builders”.

[Press release] Twenty-two companies (22) and individuals across Asia and the Pacific region were named awardees in the UN Women 2022 Regional Women’s Empowerment Principles Awards (WEPs Awards), which recognize outstanding initiatives and practices that promote gender equality in the world of work. The awardees of the UN Women 2022 Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards stood out from over 500 applications from 19 Asia-Pacific countries and among them are major corporates along with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across different industries and sectors.

Seven intrepid women were yesterday felicitated at the sixth edition of the "Unsung Women: Nation Builders Awards", an initiative of The Daily Star and IPDC, for their meaningful contributions to building a better Bangladesh.

Takia Sultana Nova, a third-year student of International Islamic University Chittagong, received the IVD Bangladesh Volunteer Award 2021, securing the third place.  She has successfully empowered over 400 women by teaching them how to ride scooters.

The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives, UNV Bangladesh, UNFPA, VSO, and WaterAid jointly organised an event, titled ‘Volunteering Contributions towards Community Development in Bangladesh’ recently in the capital’s Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel.