British American Tobacco (BAT), Bangladesh, received the most female-friendly organization award under one of the Freedom Sanitary Napkin Inspiring Women Award categories at the Women Leadership Summit; an initiative of Bangladesh Brand Forum.
BAT Bangladesh tops the list for taking a holistic approach on women empowerment and promoting female leadership in the organization. This is the second accolade for BAT Bangladesh in this category, a release said here on Sunday.
Shehzad Munim, Managing Director and Rumana Rahman, head of HR, BAT Bangladesh, received the award at a ceremony held yesterday at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.
“At BAT, we develop, nurture and reinforce women leadership and we have successfully created a benchmark in Bangladesh for women with career aspirations. The female representation has doubled over the last five years and we want to take it further through various initiatives,” said Shehzad Munim.
In addition, Nusrat Jahan Nitu, Junior Team Leader, GLT Operations, BAT Bangladesh, received Honorable Mention in “Aspiring Women Leader” award category.
In last 3 years, six women leaders from various functions of BAT Bangladesh were awarded by Bangladesh Brand Forum in different categories.
