Commerce
Minister Tofail Ahmed on June 10, 2015 called upon the female entrepreneurs to
be more information technology (IT)-friendly to build a digital Bangladesh.
“Now
the pledge to build a digital Bangladesh is not a dream, it is a reality. Women
would have to be more IT friendly for their further empowerment,” he said
speaking as chief guest at a function in the city to award successful female
entrepreneurs.
The
BWCCI-Grameen Phone Progressive Award -2015 giving ceremony and inauguration of
a web portal took place at KIB Auditorium at Krishibid Institute at Farmgate.
Presided
over by Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI) President
Selima Ahmed, the function was also addressed by Federation of Bangladesh
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) President Abdul Matlub Ahmed, Grameen
Phone Chief Corporate Officer Mahmud Hossain and BWCCI Vice-President Hasina
Newaj.
The
commerce minister said Prime minister sheikh Hasina earned global acclaim for
empowering women in the country.
Representation
of women in parliament would increase to 33 percent by 2021, Tofail Ahmed said,
adding that the participation of women in all important positions in society is
increasing.
He
said social and economic empowerment of women is higher in Bangladesh than in
India and other developing countries.
Seven
successful female entrepreneurs and two media personnel were awarded with
crests and citations at the function.