Salma Khatun (train driver)
Salma Khatun | |
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| সালমা খাতুন | |
 Khatun in 2012 | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | Kabi Nazrul Government College (master's, 2015) |
| Occupation | Train driver |
Salma Khatun is the first female train driver of Bangladesh. She started work as Assistant Locomotive Master (ALM) of Bangladesh Railway in 2004.[1][2][3] Since she became the first female ALM with Bangladesh Railway, she has been joined by at least 14 more.[4]
Early life and education[edit]
Salma Khatun was born in the village of Arjuna in Bhuapur Upazila, Tangail District[1] to a subsistence farmer and a homemaker. Khatun earned her Secondary School Certificate (SSC) from Arjuna Muhsin High School and passed her Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exam from Kumudini Government College.[5] She was studying for an honors degree at Jagannath University when she applied for a job with Bangladesh Railway in 2003.[6] She continued her studies after she got the job in 2004, eventually completing a BSS, BEd, and master's degree from Kabi Nazrul Government College.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Farhana Naznin (5 April 2015). "The pioneer in the history of Bangladesh Railway". The Daily Observer.
- ^ Shahadat Hossain (3 January 2015). "Women who dream to be train drivers". The Daily Star.
- ^ 'একজন নারী কিভাবে ট্রেন চালাবে' এ প্রশ্ন শুনেই পথ চলেন ট্রেনচালক সালমা খাতুন ['How can a woman drives a train' Train driver Salma Khatun took the path on hearing this question]. BBC News (in Bengali). 4 December 2016.
- ^ Shariful Hassan (21 September 2015). ট্রেন চালনায় নারী: ওঁরা ১৫ জন [Women driving trains: They are 15 people]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
- ^ a b "Salma Khatun, the first female loco master in Bangladesh". The Independent. Dhaka. 4 November 2019.
- ^ Eyamin Sajid (9 March 2022). "Salma Khatun: The woman who dared to build a career on an unknown track". The Business Standard.