Pioneering businesswoman Rokia Afzal Rahman believed in financial independence, alongside excelling in education, for women empowerment and dedicated her life to this cause, speakers said at a commemorative programme yesterday.
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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
Parliament today unanimously adopted a condolence motion expressing profound grief over the deaths of some distinguished personalities, including eminent ruling party lawmaker, actor and valiant freedom fighter Akbar Hossain Pathan, also known as Farooque