Rubana Huq

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Rubana Huq
ড. রুবানা হক
Rubana Huq at the 21st Year Celebration Ceremony of TechnoVista Limited.jpg
Huq in April 2019
Born (1964-02-09) 9 February 1964 (age 57)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma mater
Known forBBC 100 Women,[1] Ex-President BGMEA,[2] Chairperson of the Mohammadi Group[3]
OfficePresident of BGMEA
Spouse(s)Annisul Huq
Children3

Rubana Huq (born 9 February 1964)[4] is a Bangladeshi businesswoman and poet.[5] She is the chairperson of Mohammadi Group, a Bangladeshi conglomerate.[6][3] She was featured in BBC 100 Women in 2013 and 2014.[1] She was elected as the first female president of BGMEA.[2]

Early life and education[]

Huq was born on 9 February in 1964 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[4] She was educated at Viqarunnisa Noon School and Holy Cross College.[4] She completed her master's in English literature from East West University in 2008 and PhD from Jadavpur University in 2018.[4][7]

Career[]

From 1995 to 2017, Huq served as managing director of the Mohammadi Group, a conglomerate founded by her husband, Annisul Huq.[8] In 2017, she became chairperson of the group following Annisul Huq's death.[9] She served as the CEO of TV Southasia from 2006 to 2010.[10][11] In 2019, she became the first woman elected president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).[2] Huq serves on the boards of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), the UNFCCC fashion charter, the Asian University for Women, and Gono Sahajjo Shangstha(GSS).[12][13][14][15]

Awards and recognitions[]

Huq was recognized in the BBC 100 Women series in 2013 and 2014.[1] In 2014, she was awarded the DHL-Daily Star Bangladesh Business Award for 'Outstanding Business Women of The Year".[16]

Personal life[]

Huq was married to Annisul Huq until his death in 2017. She has three children, Navidul Huq, Wamiq Umaira, and Tanisha Fariaman Huq.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Samira Sadeque, Syeda (8 March 2014). "Rubana Huq: Emblem of empathy". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 18 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Rubana Huq elected first female BGMEA President". Dhaka Tribune. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Rubana Huq gives a talk at AIUB". Daily Sun. Dhaka. 11 August 2016. Archived from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e রুবানা হক একা এবং অনেক. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 21 November 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  5. ^ Moshiri, Nazanine (3 October 2012). "From Milan Fashion Week to Dhaka". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Rubana Huq elected as BGMEA's first female President". Mohammadi Group. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Talk Show on 'Women Entrepreneurs of Bangladesh: Status, Problems & Prospects'". American International University-Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 18 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Outstanding Business Woman Triumping in Man's World". The Daily Star. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Fashion Bosses:Rubana Huq and Kim Winser". Mohammadi Group. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  10. ^ Isas Departmental (27 April 2016), Price and Progress: Beyond Rana Plaza in Bangladesh, retrieved 19 April 2019
  11. ^ "British Bangladesh Chamber of Women Entrepreneurs (BBCWE)". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Rubana Huq elected a member of board of UNFCCC fashion industry charter". Textiletoday. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  13. ^ "AUW Board of Trustees". Asian University for Women. Archived from the original on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  14. ^ "Who we are – GSS Bangladesh". Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Mother, son become first ever BGMEA directors together". Daily Economist. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Cheers for Change Makers,DHL-The Daily Star Business Award-2014". The Daily Star. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

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