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Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs Award-2013

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Grassroots WomenEntrepreneurs Award-2013

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Editor:Durafshan Haque ChowdhuryFirst Vice President, AGWEB

Editors Assistant:Mahbub Ara JollyVice President, AGWEBMahafuza BegumDirector Program, AGWEBFaruque OmarProgram CoordinatorAfrin NaharSecretary

Publishing:Association of Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs, Bangladesh (AGWEB)

Design:Expressions Ltd

Publishing date: August 2014

Top Ten “Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs Award-2013”

Champion’s Success Story

1st Runner up Success Story

2nd Runner up Success Story

Association of Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs, Bangladesh (AGWEB):Background

Photo Gallary of Defferent Activities of AGWEB

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Hon’ble Speaker of Bangladesh Parliament

Hon’ble State Minister of Ministry of Women and Children Affairs

Hon’ble Governor of Bangladesh Bank

Managing Director & CEO, IFIC Bank Limited

Chief of Jury Board, Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs Award-2013

Chairman (Additional Secretary)Bangladesh Small & Cottage Industries Corporation BSCIC

President, AGWEB

Editor’s Note

Introduction of the Jury Board

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I am happy to know that the Association of Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs, Bangladesh (AGWEB) is going to recognize and reward the outstanding women entrepreneurs through “Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs Award-2013” program. I thank all the members of AGWEB on the eve of this auspicious program.

This award giving program is an effective tool to encourage women from all walks of life to enter small and medium enterprises sector and flourish. I thank AGWEB for continuously playing a significant role in promoting women entrepreneurship through enhancing the capacity of women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh.

In Bangladesh desperate initiatives and planning have been undertaken to achieve gender parity in every sector. We are on the verge of achieving parity in overall education sector. Girls’ enrolment in primary education is more than that of boys. Women’s engagement in active politics is now visible which comes as a hope for the future. There are different Government programs to attract more women in SME and business sectors and to enhance their capacity. In line with all the Government initiatives women entrepreneurs are also coming forward in business with extended enthusiasm.

To encourage the grassroots women AGWEB has taken different commendable initiatives like Female Farmer Award Program and creating database of the women entrepreneurs. Such database assists all concerned in maintaining contact with the entrepreneurs and in continuing targeted support to them. It is encouraging that many of the women entrepreneurs under AGWEB are already involved in export markets.

I wish “Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs Award-2013” a grand success.

Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, MPSpeaker of Bangladesh Parliament

Message of Chief Guest

Meher Afroze Chumki, MPState MinisterMinistry of Women and Children AffairsGovernment of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

I have the pleasure to express my warm felicitation to the AGWEB for organizing the Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs Award-2013 from the grassroots women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh. This bears the testimony of the great achievement of AGWEB in providing the best services to the grassroots women who are generally the women entrepreneurs of Bangladesh.

Indeed, AGWEB has rendered valuable non-profitable services towards empowering women in Bangladesh by providing technical knowledge support to the grassroots women. They also arranged meetings, workshops and training programs for building capacity of the women. I take this opportunity to convey my sincere gratitude to Ms. Mousumi Islam, President of AGWEB, for her dynamic leadership in organizing Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs Award-2013. I believe that AGWEB will further gear-up its activities in future under her leadership.

Message of Special Guest


I am happy to learn that the Association of Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs, Bangladesh (AGWEB) is going to organize the Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs Award-2013. I congratulate AGWEB for continuously playing a significant role in promoting women entrepreneurship through enhancing the capacity of women entrepreneurs and advocating for active participation of women in national economy by bringing issues to the attention of the government, the business community at large and the media.

In Bangladesh, around 2 million people are entering into the labor force every year while only 1 million get employed in domestic and overseas job markets. To spur the economic growth, entrepreneurship development needs to be promoted with special emphasis on self-employment generation, new enterprise creation, women entrepreneurship development and enhancing access to formal financial system by the cottage, micro and small enterprises.

Although half of the population of Bangladesh is women, the number of women entrepreneurs remains insignificant. Ensuring women participation in mainstream development and creating opportunities for women entrepreneurs are essential to attain sustainable economic growth. In this regard, Bangladesh Bank has taken a good number of initiatives to ensure further access to formal financial services for the women entrepreneurs with easy terms and conditions.

I wish the Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs Award-2013 a grand success and expect that the initiatives by AGWEB will help improve the business environment and accelerate growth of business activities where women are effectively involved.

Dr. Atiur RahmanGovernor

Bangladesh Bank


Shah A SarwarManaging Director& CEOIFIC Bank Limited

We note with great appreciation that Association of Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs, Bangladesh (AGWEB) is going to organise the Grassroots Women Entrepreneurship Award -2013.

IFIC Bank is delighted to be associated with AGWEB for this awarding ceremony. Without financial empowerment of women, the nation cannot progress towards achieving the goal of becoming a middle income country in near future. Therefore, under the guidance of Bangladesh Bank, IFIC Bank is working to achieve that goal through inclusive banking approach.

For more than three decades, IFIC Bank Limited contributed significantly in the country’s economic development by offering all sorts of banking services. Apart from large investments, we have considerable exposure to micro, small and medium enterprises specially in manufacturing and service sector.

We are committed to build a sustainable inclusive package for grassroots women entrepreneurs. Among other products and services, we are going to introduce a special product – PRANTONARI – for AGWEB members and other grassroots women entrepreneurs on this special occasion. The grassroots women entrepreneurs will be integrated with our mobile banking system for disbursement and repayment of loans easily. We hope deserving women entrepreneurs will take this great opportunity to change their quality of life.

I appreciate the AGWEB members for their initiative and effort to encourage women for engaging in mainstream economic activities.

Let us wish the endeavour of AGWEB a grand success. We thank all concerned for their hard work in achieving the desired goals and look forward to continuing our cooperation.



Association of Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs, Bangladesh (AGWEB) is going to organize “Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs Award-2013” to recognize ‘Women Entrepreneurs’ merit, talent, efforts and initiative, which I really appreciate. I am expressing my gratitude to the President including the Board of Directors for choosing me as the Chief of the Jury Board to select the winners.

It was very difficult to collect data across the country from the women entrepreneurs, then to screen it out to recognize the best entrepreneur. AGWEB took effective initiative and assisted the jury board to collect data and assess information which helps jury board to select the winners. I would like to mention that the Jury-board has selected the best winners transparently.

I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to each members of Jury board and AGWEB for their valuable support in selecting the winners of “Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs Award-2013”.

I hope that the Award giving programme will be successful.

Message of Chief Jury

Shyam Sunder Sikder Chief, Jury Board

Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs Award-2013Chairman (Additional Secretary)

Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC)

Mousumi IslamPresidentAGWEB

I personally and on behalf of AGWEB welcome you all to our first “Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs Award-2013” celebration. We are glad and grateful that you have joined with us to encourage and support our initiatives. We are honored that you are to spend a few moments with us and share your feeling for the cause of hard working grassroots women entrepreneurs who are pushing silently the Bangladesh economy ahead.

AGWEB is working for advance women entrepreneurship by business friendly environment to encourage the grassroots women for becoming an entrepreneur and business leader. And it is strongly committed to enhancing, encouraging and empowering the women entrepreneurs. This is first time in Bangladesh to arrange this award giving ceremony from a non-government organization to recognize and stimulate women entrepreneurs. The award initiated with a mission to empower the grassroots women who are actively involved in entrepreneurship. The theme of the award giving ceremony is “Empowering Grassroots Women through Entrepreneurship” in Bangladesh.

We are really grateful to our honorable Speaker, Bangladesh Parliament, State Minister, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and honorable Governor, Bangladesh Bank for encouragement and support to the cause of grassroots women entrepreneurship. We highly appreciate and extend our special thanks and gratitude to Managing Director & CEO, IFIC Bank Limited with the hope of long term cooperation for mutual benefits. We would appreciate and extend sincere thanks to our Jury Board Members and our sponsors for their generosity and commitment to materialize the program.

We congratulate the winners of award giving ceremony. As committed and progressive women entrepreneurs, you would contribute further to improve the economic growth of Bangladesh. We assure our cooperation and support, you will be always with AGWEB through active participation for women entrepreneurs’ development.

I wish the program celebration a total success.

Message of the AGWEB President


This is the first time, the Association of Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs, Bangladesh (AGWEB) is going to organize “Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs Award-2013”. The theme of award giving ceremony is “Empowering Grassroots Women through Entrepreneurship”.

To collect the applications from the grassroots entrepreneurs we advertised in the daily newspaper “Prothom Alo”, “Bangladesh Protidin” and the website of AGWEB. All applicants are requested to send their filled up application form through email or by post. Besides, the Field Officer of AGWEB filled up application through field visit in different districts of Bangladesh. In addition, for initial selections, all staff of AGWEB played an important role that ultimately turns the event a successful one. The President of AGWEB, Board of Directors have taken necessary steps from the beginning to make the program meaningful. The jury board used their talent and valuable time to come up with the final result. I am expressing my gratitude to all for their tremendous efforts.

On the occasion of “Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs Award-2013”,Honorable Speaker of Bangladesh Parliament, Honorable State Minister, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Honorable Governor, Bangladesh Bank, Managing Director & ECO, IFIC Bank Limited and Chief of Jury Board deliberated their messages to glorify the publication. I am grateful to all of them.

In this publication, we introduced the jury board members and other members who were involved in winner’s selection process. Besides, we introduced the Top Ten including three winners which will inspire all women entrepreneurs.

For organizing the event, IFIC Bank Limited sponsored us and publishing the souvenir, we have got direct or indirect support from different institutions which made our work easier. I remember all supports with honor.

I wish Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs Award-2013 celebration would be a grand success for our inspiration.

Editor’s Note

Durafshan Haque ChowdhuryFirst Vice President, AGWEB


Introduction to the Jury Board

Shyam Sunder SikderChief, Jury Board,

Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs Award-2013Chairman (Additional Secretary),Bangladesh Small and CottageIndustries Corporation(BSCIC)

Ayesha Siddiqua ShelleyMember, Jury Board,

Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs Award-2013Counsellor (Labour)

Bangladesh High Commission, Singapore

Begum Yasmin SultanaMember, Jury Board,

Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs Award-2013Joint Secretary,

Ministry of Industries,Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Lucky EnamMember, Jury Board,

Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs Award-2013Director,

Playwright & Actress

Iffat Ara NargisMember, Jury Board

Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs Award-2013Principlal

Home Economics College, Dhaka

AGWEB is a non-government and non-profitable organization in Bangladesh. It has been working since 2010 for the Grassroots women entrepreneurs with the mission of empowering women through entrepreneurship for socio economic development to enhance the capacity of women entrepreneurs and to lobby for active participation of women in national economy. To achieve the mission, AGWEB is implementing different activities like; Women’s entrepreneurs training program, aiding on investment and loan facilities, supporting women entrepreneurs to market and distributed their manufactured items, supporting to increase the awareness level, advance business management and award distribution etc. As a part of AGWEB activities, it is going to organize “Grassroots women Entrepreneurs Award 2013” to empower the women those who are involved in entrepreneurship. So far we know, this is first time in Bangladesh to arrange award giving ceremony from a non-government organization to encourage women through a competitive process. In this aspect, IFIC Bank Limited joined their hand with AGWEB and provide sponsorship to organize the award-2013 program. I would like to thanks Managing Director & ECO, IFIC Bank Limited for their noble initiative for the grassroots women entrepreneurs.

To invite mass participation, specially women entrepreneurs in the award giving ceremony, we took some initiatives like ; published the advertisement in the daily newspaper “Prothom Alo”, “Bangladesh Protidin” and the website of AGWEB. All applicants were requested to send their filled up application form through email or by post. In addition the Field Officers of AGWEB filled up application through field visit in different districts of Bangladesh. Total 523 applications form were received from the grassroots women entrepreneurs.

To select the winner, following steps were taken; a) screening committee identified primary application and prepared profile based on the criteria selected by jury board’. b) Based on the profile, screening committee prepared a report on the evaluation criteria selected by jury board. c) After critical review, jury board selected top ten entrepreneurs d) Then Appraisal committee prepared a report and a video documentation of top ten through field visit. f) Finally jury board review the report and video documentation and selected top three entrepreneurs.

Grassroots Women EntrepreneursAward-2013: A Few Words

According to provision of award top three of each participants will be provided crest and certificate. Besides, the champion will get TK.3,00,000.00, first runner up will get TK.2,00,000.00 and second runner up will get TK.1,00,000.00 cash money.

Members of Jury board were; Shyam Sunder Sikder, Head of the Jury Board, Chairman (Addl. Secretary),BSCIC, Ministry of Industries, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Ms. Begum Yasmin Sultana, Joint Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Industry, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Ms. Ayesha Siddiqua Shelley, Counsellor (Labour), Bangladesh High Commission, Singapore, Ms. Iffat Ara Nargis, Principal, Home Economics College, Dhaka and Ms. Lucky Enam, Director, Playwright & Actress.

I would like to congratulate the winners and wish that they will be actively involved with AGWEB and work together for the betterment of grassroots women entrepreneurs. And I would like to extend sincere thanks to Jury Board members, board of directors of AGWEB and staffs who were involved in this process for their valuable contribution and efforts on selecting the winner of “Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs Award-2013”

The “Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs Award-2013” would be successful and fulfill our common goal.


Mahbub Ara JollyVice President, AGWEB

Jury Board with Appraisal Teams

Appraisal Teams

Team-A

Farhana Hossain ShelyField Coordinator

Md. Hafizur RahmanField Officer

Md. Hanifur RahmanField Officer

TeamCoordinator

Afrin NaharSecretary

Amanul HuqContributor Writer

Faruque OmarProgram Coordinator

Team-B

Habiba Rawshan SompaField Coordinator

Ms. RahimaField Officer

Md. Shakhawat HossainField Officer

Team-C

Mahajabin HuqField Coordinator

Md. Monir HossainField Officer

Md. Fazlul Hoque ProdhanField Officer

Team-D

Juliet ReberioField Coordinator

Mukit MondolField Officer

Farjana AkterField Officer

Team-E

PuspitaField Coordinator

Md. Rakib HossainField Officer

Dipok Kumar DeyField Officer


Management Committee:“Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs Award-2013”

Mousumi IslamPresident

Durafshan Haque ChowdhuryFirst Vice President

Mahbub Ara JollyVice President

Samsun NaharDirector

Ferdousi KhanamDirector

Salma KhanamDirector

Mahfuza BegumDirector Program

Top Ten Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs - 2013

Shahanaj Begum RozyRose Glamour Fashion WorldRose Glamour Beauti Parlour

Tanjina AkterPalli Mart

Muslima Akter MorjinaSopnojattra Hostoshilpo

Fojila Begum PornimaPalke Fashion

Saleha AhmedLucky Craft Fashion House

Kohinoor AkterKohinoor Hosto Shilpo

Ferdoshi HossainSutor Shako

Zakia FerdoushiNeel Oporajita Boutiques

Mokseda BegumAnanna Hesto Silpo

Latifa Shawkot RupaDola Nokshi Ghar

Dola Ladies Tailears


Mokseda Begum-52, lives at Gobindonagar of Thakurgaon district. When she was 14, she got married with Mr. Abul Hossain. She has one son and one daughter. Her husband died when her daughter was only two years. Then she became frustrated because their family completely depended on her husband’s income. She was anxious for taking care of children, education and food of them. She desired suggestions from her relatives and neighbors, but she could not get any suggestions. Then she decided to do something to survive with at least normal life. Her “do something” attitude made her an entrepreneur.

She got training on “tailoring” from the Jubo Unnoyan Adhidoptor and started her journey since 2000 through establishing “Ononna Hostohilpo”. In the beginning of her business she invested taka 50,000.00.Total 30 regular employees and around 300 contract workers are working at her institutions. At present her total invested capital is around 15 lacs. Besides her son, daughter in law and son-in law help her as per need to run the business.

She had to face difficulties in the beginning of her business. People harassed her differently. She overcome that situation through her work. Besides her business she provided training to the disadvantaged women as a trainer of women developtment somiti from 2000 to 2004. Besides she help them to be self-dependent. Now people like her very much. In 2011 she awarded by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Bangladesh for her creative works.

She wants to support for the deprived women, widow and helpless women to encourage them as a role model. She wants to export her products worldwide. Though her products are exporting by different channels. But she is not getting that benefit from exporting. As a wholesaler she sells her most of the products to the different handicraft brand shops in Dhaka and as a retailer, she sells her own products at her show room in Thakurgaon. She expresses that “Do work, success will catch you”.

Success Story of Champion

Kohinoor Akhter-39 lives in Jessore. She passed HSC in 1992 from Jessore Government College. Her husband is Mr. Jakir Hossain. Her total family member is four. She has two sons. Elder one studying at Honors second year and the younger one is in grade eight. She got married with Mr. Jakir Hossain in 1989 before her SSC. Mr. Jakir Hossain was a businessman. But after a big loss in his business, he became frustrated and gradually addicted by drugs which made him isolated from his family as well as the society. At that time Kohinoor Akhter took all the responsibility of her family on her shoulder and started to struggle for her life and livelihood. Now she is the proprietor of Kohinoor Handicrafts. She has 14 years working experience in this field.

Kohinoor learned stitching from her mother. This knowledge inspired her to survive during her crisis. She invested only taka 50,000.00 at the beginning of her business career. At present her total invested capital is around five lac and she has around three hundred contractual worker with 99% are women. For smoothly running her business, she has got different training like; training on “Business Management” from BSCIC, training on “Sewing” from Jubo Unnoyon Adhidoptor and training on “Handicraft” from Banchte Shekha.

During her fourteen years business carrier, she faced many dangers and obstacles like; few days ago her raw materials were snatched. Besides, few years ago with the reference of her business friend, one person came to him and asked to provide produced goods amounting of TK.13,000.00 without payment. Without asking her friend, Kohinoor provided the required goods to that person. After that she came to know that her friend did not send anybody. And that person never communicate with Kohinoor nor refund the money. These incidents made her to learn a lot and help to be careful about the matter. Now she is passing a happy life by fulfilling small demands of each members of her family. She expended Tk.25,000.00 as treatment cost of her husband and succeed to rehab her husband from the addiction. Besides she is bearing all educational expenses for her children and always tried to make them free from all monetary tensions.

She dreams to build a big factory as well as show room to sell the produced goods. And create employment opportunity for the disadvantaged women through her factory. Besides, she wants to export her products in abroad. She requested to government for cooperation to fulfill her dream.

Success Story of 1st Runner up


Shahanaz Begum Rosy-37 lives in Dinajpur. Her husband name is Mahmudun Nabi Polash. He is a business man. They have two sons. Shahanaz Begum Rosy is the proprietor of Glamour Fashion House and Rose Beauty Parlour.

After passing M.A. Rosy did not search to get a job as other educated women in Bangladesh. From her childhood she had special interest on fashion design. Besides, her family members especially her mind inspired and assisted her always. Since 2002 she started her business. In the beginning of her business she started with Taka 250.00 through bought a share to made four Fotua’s and sold it amounting of Taka 750.00 each. It inspired herself to involve & invested more. At present she has one showroom for selling her products, one small workshop and one Parlor. In her workshop women employees are helping her to make the dresses, sharees, panjabi etc. Total 12 regular employees and 20 contract workers are working in her institutions. At present her total invested capital is around 35 lacs. To make this amount she had to fight, struggle and sacrifice a lot during last 12 years of her business.

In the beginning of parlor business people did not take it easily. After a certain time through her service she overcame the situation. For smoothly running her business, she has got one month training on the business of “Beauty Parlor” from India and training on “Handicraft” from Jubo Unnoyon Adhidoptor. She has keen to take more training on “Beauty Parlor” from abroad. Rosy’s parlor is located in an area where most of the women are housewife and farmer. At present her parlor has two divisions. One is for the bridal as exclusive and another is as general. One customer of her parlor express that they are happy because they don’t go far in this purpose”.

She has a plan to expand her business in other five districts in coming 5 years and create employment opportunity for disadvantaged women. She learnt how to make a better life for herself which inspired her to do something for the deprived women in Bangladesh. She express that “I do not have to depend on my husband”. In our male dominated society women area always facing different social and family problem. To overcome this situation we have to change our attitude and we should help women to start business. Then they will be able to do better for our society. She expresses for other women, “Don’t stay at home, please start business as per your capacity and continue work with honesty”.

Success Story of 2nd Runner up

“Bangladesh is a developing country, and women comprise about 50% of the total population. A large number of women in Bangladesh work in the informal sector, but the real value of their participation and contribution is not recognized in the society. Differences and inequalities between women and men exist in terms of opportunities, rights, and benefits. There are various constraints exist to the up-gradation of their skills and enhancement of their productivity. These include poor access to market, information, technology, finance, poor linkages and networks with support services and an unfavorable policy and regulatory environment.”

Under these circumstances, 21 women entrepreneurs got determined and took decision to work for the grassroots women entrepreneurs. Association of Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs, Bangladesh (AGWEB) was fund in 2010. Women entrepreneurs are the member of AGWEB. It is registered as a non-profit membership organization under company act 1994 (Act XVIII of 1994).

Our GoalTo advance women entrepreneurship by business friendly environment to encourage the grassroots women for becoming an entrepreneur and business leader.

Our VisionGrassroots women are emulated and leading Entrepreneurs who become the role models for national and global business and entrepreneurship development for women’s economic emancipation.

Our MissionAGWEB aims to empower women through entrepreneurship development to improve their economic condition and thereby empower them to join in the economic mainstream. Actions to enhance the status of women in the society, by creating a culture of entrepreneurship amongst women in both rural and urban areas, to build up successful models of entrepreneur for emulation home and abroad.

Where do we workAGWEB has been working in 35 districts of Bangladesh. Division wise name of districts are Dhaka, Tangail, Rajbari, Narayangonj, Jamalpur, Munshigonj, Gazipur, Manikgonj, Khulna, Jhenaidha, Jessore, Bagerhat, Satkhira, Feni, Rangamati, Bandarban, Comilla, Chandpur, Barisal, Patuakhali, Rajshahi, Pabna, Sirajganj, Natore, Bogra, Rangpur, Thakurgaon, Gaibandha, Dinajpur, Kurigram, Nilphamari, Sylhet, Habigonj, M.Bazar and Sunamganj.

What we do

AGWEB has been working for the development of grassroots women and other section of women who want to get rid of their awful situation, and those who are miserable and helpless. AGWEB has many training programs in different fields to prepare women breaking all the social for any sector they want to work and to make them self-dependent woman breaking all the social obstacles.

Background of AGWEB

AGWEB has been providing many training programs in different fields, including Skill Development Training Program, Capacity Building Training Program, Marketing and Network, Information Technology & Communication, Agriculture & Firming and Automobile Engineering to thousands of women to change their status in the society. AGWEB provides these training in all of the districts through its expert trainer teams. These expert trainers act as a representative for AGWEB at a district and rural level. These trainers train the women in a very simple but effective way, so that they can easily remember and implement their leanings into work. After the training, AGWEB awarded them with certificates and also with finance to start their business. This is not the end. AGWEB constantly keep in touch with the trainees through its district representatives to guide them for appropriate business techniques. After this, if any of the trainees faces any problem with their business, AGWEB immediately solve those problems.

AGWEB conducts need based awareness-raising programs in different parts of the country for different groups. We provides Advocacy and Consultancy services to grassroots women for their development. This is not the end of AGWEB’s missions. AGWEB has many other ends-less missions till the proper establishment of women rights in the society.


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Photo Gallary of Defferent Activities of AGWEB

Meeting with Hon'ble Minister,Ministry of Diaster Management & Relief

Meeting with Hon'ble Minister,Ministry of Environment & Forest

Meeting with Hon'ble State Minister,Ministry of Women & Children Affairs

Inaugural Ceremony onInformation Technology & Communication

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Association of Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs, Bangladesh (AGWEB)BGIC Tower (5th Floor)34 Topkhana Road, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh

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