Bangladeshi-American scientist specialising in graphene, nanomaterials, micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMs) devices, and sensors. Her USC BSc and MIT PhD from MIT (2010 took her to NASA at the Goddard Space Flight Center where she led a team developing a nanomaterial-based detector platform.
Bangladeshi writer and political activist known for her work to bring war criminals to trial during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
Abeer Hoque is a Nigerian-born Bangladeshi-American writer and photographer
Reema Zaman is the author of the memoir, I am Yours, where she shares a story of hope as she guides the reader through her life.
Influential Bangladeshi Zamindar (ruler) celebrated for her pioneering work advocating for female education and addressing other social issues in South Asia.
Activist, politician and memoirist Manikuntala Sen was one of the first women active in the Communist Party of India.