A dazzling award ceremony to celebrate the contribution of women in leadership roles took place for the second time on 8 March in Dhaka.

Titled ‘Yellow presents Inspiring Women Award’, the gala ceremony honoured professional women of the country across various sectors.

Around 500 invited guests from the local and multinational corporate sector, development agencies, government bodies and dignitaries from the embassies graced the ceremony held at Le Meridien Dhaka Hotel.

  With the vision to empower and equip women to reach leadership positions in the various fields of professionalism, the award was first introduced in 2015 by Bangladesh Brand Forum as the second phase in the ‘Inspiring Women in Leadership’ project. The Award has been designed to identify and recognize the professional women who can be presented as inspirational role models for the society.

Total 19 awards were handed over across 16 broad categories, namely: Yellow Inspiring Woman for Lifetime Achievement, Yellow Inspiring Female Entrepreneur, Inspiring Woman in Army, Inspiring Female Performer - Dance, Inspiring Male,  Inspiring Woman in Sports, Yellow Inspiring Female Diplomat, Inspiring Female Journalist, Inspiring Woman Against the Odds, Inspiring Female in Cinema, Yellow Inspiring Woman of the Nation, Yellow Most Dynamic Women of the Year, Inspiring Female Startup, Leaders of  Tomorrow, Most Female-Friendly Organisation, and Inspiring Female Professional.

The winners in the corporate and business sector were chosen after a month-long nomination, and selection process conducted by HR experts of the country.

A bi-monthly publication was launched at the event, sharing the various interest and concerns of the professional women of the country. Audio-visuals on the winners were also played to inspire the participants. In addition to this, the audiences were entertained with captivating cultural performances by Warda Rihab, Shaian. It’s a She Thing, adaptation of a world renowned play, was also performed in the event. The ceremony was followed by dinner and gift hampers.