Two female managers of British American Tobacco Bangladesh (BATB) were awarded on the occasion of International Women's Day by Bangladesh Brand Forum at a programme in Le Meridian Dhaka recently.
Farhana Chowdhury, Area Manager of BATB has won 'Aspiring Women Leader' award and Adrita Datta, HR Business Partner, Marketing was recognised in 'Progressive Women Leader' category, said a statement.
Farhana achieved the award for her dynamic and challenging journey in marketing field. She is the only female Area Manager in BATB's area manager pool. She joined BATB as territory officer three and half years back. On the achievement, Farhana said, "This is to every woman who doesn't compromise her career for anything. If you have ambitions and quality as well, you should go for that".
Adrita Datta, Business Partner, Marketing who has come back from Japan after one-year international assignment, also talked on her success recipes. She said "To grow in our professional life, we have to balance our priorities very effectively".
About the achievement, Rumana Rahman, Head of Human Resource (HR) of BATB said, BATB always focuses on gender diversity and ensures female recruitment in every sector. Women like Farhanaand Adritaare contributing to the company successfully and they have set example already. These awards will inspire not only the female but also all the BATB members.
As an organization, BATB has bagged 'Most Female Friendly Organization' award under the same organizer in 2015.