Selima Ahmad, founder and president of Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI), won the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Prize for women's contribution to development 2012.

Selima got the award for her leadership and ability to utilise financial networks to promote the development of women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh, BWCCI said in a statement yesterday.

The individual category prize, a cash award of $50,000 will be equally shared by Selima Ahmad and Seyedeh Fatimah Moghimi, founder and managing director of "Sadidbar", an international shipping transportation company in Iran.

Selima will receive the IDB Prize 2012 during the 37th annual meeting of the IDB Board of Governors at Khartoum in Sudan on April 3-4.

The Daily Star/Bangladesh/ 27th Feb 2012