Journalism can be possible even with sari, the only example of this, which is Rokeya Haider. In 2011, Rokeya Haider became the head of the Bangla section of VOA, an internationally trusted multimedia company. She moved to Washington DC in 1971 at the invitation of Voice of America. Not only reading news, she had to take full responsibility of journalism. She took over the responsibility of managing editor of Bangla department. The busy journalist gets involved in social work whenever she gets time. In recognition of this, she received the American Presidential Volunteer Award from the then President George W. Bush in 1990. In her journalistic career, she collected and supplied Mother Teresa interviews, World Cup football and Olympic news directly from the field. Rokeya Haider has received the Voice of America’s Program Award for her outstanding performances on various topics, including the news of the campaign against child labor in South Asia and the tragic incident of acid throwing in Bangladesh. She started her journalism through radio broadcasting. Then the television. Now on the website page, this woman with such personality is spreading on social media all over the world. Apart from her professional activities, Rokeya Haider is also involved in various cultural events in the United States. She is seen in all the events of International Bengali Festival Book Fair, Rabindra Nazrul Conference, Fobana, Bangla School. She has no shortage of love even from thousands of kilometers away from Bangladesh.she has bound to the people of the country with such compassion. The solution to any human problem. Currently there is an ongoing work on the Rohinga problem. The fact that dengue was so rampant at the time was a living testimony from the Washington studio to the mayor’s regular meeting with doctors and experts. She is not just Rokeya Haider. She is an institution. According to Rokeya Haider, ‘Journalism is a great profession. There can be no discrimination between men and women in the field of work. Everyone has to survive in this profession with their own talent, ability and hard work. I had to fight that too. Never lost the courage.
I have been able to come to this position today after going through many ups and downs like everyone else. ‘ Women journalists in Bangladesh are still struggling with adversity. Inequality has to be tackled. Rokeya Haider has succeeded in overcoming this adversity. Because she did not lose courage. Moved forward with confidence. This success has come today because she was responsible for her own talent, qualifications and profession. Today Rokeya Haider is a proud woman of Bangladesh. She is the pride and inspiration of women journalists. Many greetings and congratulations to Rokeya Haider on her birthday. Long live her, Bangla, Bengali and the pride of journalism. Although Rokeya Haider is a daughter of Jessore, she was born and raised in Calcutta on the basis of her father’s career. She is the third of six children of father Abubakar Faraji and mother Meherunnesa. Elder sister Sufia Amin was once a renowned Nazrul musician. She started her education at St. John’s School, Calcutta. Later she studied at Eden College and did her Masters in Political Science from Dhaka University.
Then in the sixties she had to move to Chittagong for the work of her husband Haider Taki. Rokeya Haider’s radio career began in Kolkata with her grandmother holding a microphone in her children’s hands, presenting dramas and programs on the radio while she was studying in school and college. In the 1960s, he worked as a regular announcer on Chittagong Betar. She started her career as a newsreader in 1986 by reading regional news on Chittagong Betar. However, professional journalism began in 1984 with regular reading of news on Dhaka Betar and TV. Rokeya Haider reached the pinnacle of fame in a short period of time due to her clear pronunciation, strong voice and self-confident attitude. When private television did not come to Bangladesh, the Voice of America radio program was very popular to everyone.
