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Rubana Huq

Rubana Huq

Bangladeshi businesswoman

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]

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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

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    রুবানা হক একা এবং অনেক. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 21 November 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
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    Express, The Financial (15 February 2022). "Dr Rubana Huq new VC of Asian University for Women". The Financial Express. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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    "Rubana Huq resigns from BGMEA board of directors | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
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    "Neela replaces Rubana as BGMEA director". The Business Standard. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
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    "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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