Bangladesh Immigrant Day and Trade Fair Marriot Marquis, Manhattan, NY Saturday 24th September, Time 6 PM to 7 PM Women Empowerment: Break the Bias Chief Guest: Ms. Rasheda K Chowdhury. Executive Director of CAMPE and ex Advisor of education for the caretaker Government. Panelists: 1.Ms. Nadia Binte Amin, President, Women Entrepreneurs Network for Development Association (WEND) . She will discuss the activities and future of Women entrepreneur network activities. How to overcome some common barriers of the women participation in the entrepreneurship in Bangladesh. 2.Ms. Rahat Hossain Nazu, President Heritage Foundation, Long Island NY. Why women empowerment is important in any new immigrant community? What Bangladeshi American women can do to break the bias. How they can be trained to become productive and improve their role in the family and to maintain the proud and rich cultural heritage with harmony despite in a minority community. 3.Naaz Farhana President, Dhaka Women’s chamber of commerce , How the successful women in Dhaka can maximize their involvement in improving education, ethical environment, urban poverty alleviation and effective leadership in social sectors. Moderator: Ms. Roquia Haider , Journalist, Former chief Bangla service, Voice of America