Prominent entrepreneur Rokia Afzal Rahman, a former advisor to the caretaker government, was one of the architects of creating women entrepreneurs in independent Bangladesh, said speakers at a memorial meeting held in her remembrance
The country has lost a champion of women’s empowerment with the demise of Rokia Afzal Rahman, chairperson of Mediaworld Ltd, the owner company of The Daily Star.
It is said that a successful South Asian entrepreneur is able to run business anywhere in the world as they have the skills to overcome multifaceted barriers in almost every step of the entrepreneurial journey.
Prominent entrepreneur Rokia Afzal Rahman breathed her last in the early morning today. She was 82. The chairperson of Mediaworld Ltd, the owning company of The Daily Star, Rokia Afzal passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Mt. Elizabeth Novena Hospital in Singapore.