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Rubana Huq
রুবানা হক
Huq in April 2019
Vice-Chancellor of Asian University for Women
Assumed office
15 February 2022
Chancellor Cherie Blair
Preceded byProfessor Nirmala Rao [1]
President of Bangladesh Garment Manufecturers and Exporters
In office
12 April 2019 – 12 April 2021
Preceded bySiddiqur Rahman
Succeeded byFaruque Hassan
Personal details
Born (1964-02-09) 9 February 1964 (age 60)
Dhaka, East Pakistan
Spouse Annisul Huq
Alma mater

Rubana Huq ( Bengali: রুবানা হক; born 9 February 1964) [2] is a Bangladeshi businesswoman, university academic and poet. [3] She is the current Vice-chancellor of Asian University for Women (AUW) since February 2022. [4]

Huq is the chairperson of Mohammadi Group, a Bangladeshi conglomerate. [5] [6] She was featured in BBC 100 Women in 2013 and 2014. [7] She was elected as the first female president of BGMEA served during 2019–2021. [8]

Early life and education

Huq was born on 9 February in 1964 in Dhaka in the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). [2] She was educated at Viqarunnisa Noon School and Holy Cross College. [2] She completed her master's in English literature from East West University in 2008 and PhD from Jadavpur University in 2018. [2] [9]

Career

From 1995 to 2017, Huq served as managing director of the Mohammadi Group, a ready made garments conglomerate founded by her husband Annisul Huq. [10] Huq served as the chief executive officer of TV Southasia from 2006 to 2010. [11] [12]

In 2017, she became chairperson of the Mohammadi Group following Annisul' death. [13]

In 2019, Huq became the first woman elected president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). [14] Huq serves on the boards of the BGMEA, the UNFCCC fashion charter, the Asian University for Women (AUW), and Gono Sahajjo Shangstha (GSS). [15] [16] [17] [18]

On 15 February 2022, Huq became the Vice-chancellor of Asian University for Women. [19] She resigned as President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association after she was appointed Vice-chancellor of Asian University for Women. [20] She was replaced by chairman of Crony Group, Neela Hosne Ara. [21]

Awards and recognitions

Huq was recognized in the BBC 100 Women series in 2013 and 2014. [7] In 2014, she was awarded the DHL- Daily Star Bangladesh Business Award for "Outstanding Business Women of The Year". [22]

Personal life

Huq was married to Annisul Huq. She has three children, Navidul Huq, Wamiq Umaira, and Tanisha Fariaman Huq. [2]

References

  1. ^ "Rubana Huq, new vice chancellor of Asian University of Women". The Daily Star. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e রুবানা হক একা এবং অনেক. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 21 November 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Rubana Huq, new vice chancellor of Asian University of Women". The Daily Star. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Rubana Huq elected as BGMEA's first female President". Mohammadi Group. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ a b 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.
  8. ^ "Faruque Hassan is set to head BGMEA as Sammilita Parishad wins polls". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Outstanding Business Woman Triumping in Man's World". The Daily Star. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  11. ^ Isas Departmental (27 April 2016), Price and Progress: Beyond Rana Plaza in Bangladesh, retrieved 19 April 2019
  12. ^ "British Bangladesh Chamber of Women Entrepreneurs (BBCWE)". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  13. ^ "Fashion Bosses:Rubana Huq and Kim Winser". Mohammadi Group. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Rubana Huq elected first female BGMEA President". Dhaka Tribune. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  15. ^ "Rubana Huq elected a member of board of UNFCCC fashion industry charter". Textiletoday. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  16. ^ "AUW Board of Trustees". Asian University for Women. Archived from the original on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  17. ^ "Who we are – GSS Bangladesh". Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Mother, son become first ever BGMEA directors together". Daily Economist. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  19. ^ Express, The Financial (15 February 2022). "Dr Rubana Huq new VC of Asian University for Women". The Financial Express. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  20. ^ "Rubana Huq resigns from BGMEA board of directors | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  21. ^ "Neela replaces Rubana as BGMEA director". The Business Standard. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  22. ^ "Cheers for Change Makers,DHL-The Daily Star Business Award-2014". The Daily Star. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

External links

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