Salma Khatun (train driver)

For the cricketer, see Salma Khatun.
Salma Khatun
সালমা খাতুন
Khatun in 2012
Born
Tangail District
NationalityBangladeshi
EducationKabi Nazrul Government College (master's, 2015)
OccupationTrain 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

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

  1. ^ a b Farhana Naznin (5 April 2015). "The pioneer in the history of Bangladesh Railway". The Daily Observer. Archived from the original on 2015-04-08.
  2. ^ Shahadat Hossain (3 January 2015). "Women who dream to be train drivers". The Daily Star.
  3. ^ '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.
  4. ^ Shariful Hassan (21 September 2015). ট্রেন চালনায় নারী: ওঁরা ১৫ জন [Women driving trains: They are 15 people]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
  5. ^ a b "Salma Khatun, the first female loco master in Bangladesh". The Independent. Dhaka. 4 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01.
  6. ^ Eyamin Sajid (9 March 2022). "Salma Khatun: The woman who dared to build a career on an unknown track". The Business Standard.