During this year’s WOW Marketplace, we will be featuring these women business owners from different divisions of Bangladesh and hear them share their experiences of braving the odds and running businesses online during the pandemic. Catch them Live at WOW Virtual Bangladesh at 9.00pm on 29 and 30 July 2021!
– Sumaiya Islam Choity took matters of financial solvency into her own hands right after SSC to overcome the obstacles she faced from her family and discretely ran her business Choubacca-চৌবাচ্চা. Beginning with making local Shatranji handloom crafts and carpets, she improvised during the pandemic and expanded to hand-printed sarees, masks and other clothing. To know more, visit – https://www.facebook.com/Choubacca15/
– Rabeya Maruf always had a goal to create her own venture. With her busines Sultana’s Dream, she displayed craftsmanship and sells handmade ornaments to not only local but also overseas customers. To know more, visit – https://www.facebook.com/Sultanas-Dream-111699333660150
– Sharmin Akter Luna is the creator of Food Art of Barishal. What started as a way to share local cuisine and food items with friends and family has turned into a homecook’s journey to represent local cuisine in her community and beyond. To know more, visit – https://www.facebook.com/foodartofbarishal
– Rojina Akter started delivering a variety of Sylheti tea through her page jhiyari-ঝিয়ারী and has become popularly known as ‘Cha Konna’ (daughter of tea) by the locals. To know more, visit – https://www.facebook.com/groups/427099174540542
– Sabiha Akther Bithi graduated from textile engineering and has been working to promote local Rajshahi silk sarees and products of her region through her Facebook page রঙিন বাগিচা-Ronginbagicha. To know more, visit – https://www.facebook.com/roginbagicha
– Farhan Yasmin started নকশি কারুকাজ Nokshikarukaj with the help of her husband despite her conservative surroundings. She sells traditional local clothing from Jamalpur and hopes to continue and create workplaces for more women who have been in similar circumstances. To know more, visit – https://www.facebook.com/Nokshikarukaj
– Aynun Naher Munmun wanted to explore ways to sell traditional handmade spices to enhance people’s flavour palettes as well as promote the heritage attached to local handmade spices. A teacher, she started Daruchini Kabbo-দারুচিনি কাব্য where she continues to sell handmade spices. To know more, visit – https://www.facebook.com/daruchinikabbo
WOW Virtual Bangladesh is free and open for all and is brought to you by strategic partners British Council, CCD Bangladesh and Mongol Deep Foundation.
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