Education
:
My
early education was completed in Bangla medium in Kamrunnisa School. Then I
did my intermediate in Home Economics College. The main education that built me
up as a fashion designer is graduation in Fashion Designing from London
College of Fashion in England
How
I started my career
Since
the very childhood I was interested in creative works like weaving, knitting
etc. With the passage of time I grew up and began to think about
studying on this type of subjects. I began
with modeling and it brought me a lot of popularity. Throughout
my life I have worked with a huge number of famous designers. While
studying abroad I got opportunities to work as a model which I avail myself
of. My
experience as a model helped me to a great extent to rise as a designer.
Support
of my family
I live with my mother.
I
have two sons. The name of my husband was Russel
and he is now divorced. Those
of my family who really know me, will never try to prevent me form my
profession.
Another thing is that, I bother very little for what are
others thinking of me and my works . I do not pay attention to criticisms.
My parents appreciated my works. They taught me to neglect
those criticisms. I know what I do is difficult. I also know how to overcome
those barriers.
Reaction
of my husband
My
husband never tried to stop me as he knew that nothing can stand on the way
to my work.
Ups
and downs in career
Of
course there are ups and downs in what I am doing. It is a challenging
profession. I have just started and I know I have to face many difficulties.
I am going on with my endeavor for twenty years always trying to
keep in good strength so that I do not have to lag behind. I am
never occupied with satisfaction or dissatisfaction. No matter if I fail or succeed
today; I will surely begin another day tomorrow with new hopes.
My
workplace
Everyplace I move about
is my
workplace. Where I stay, where I go, Where
I sleep -all include my workplace. I go to villages, I go abroad, I
work in Dhaka and these all are my workplaces. My office is in Motijheel in
Dhaka. But I move about. Here, in my office, I decorate
everything according to my choice. I arrange my workplace as I like it. In
my office you will see touches of my sense of beauty and
design. I always prefer country-made things and in my office you will see
the evidence of it.
Treatment
to women in my workplace
I
have a team that work with me. I do not think them to be my subordinates.
They are my comrades. It is true that I am the founder of
Bibi Productions . As I take this farm to be mine, they also think
it to be theirs. There are many women working in my team. I
don't treat them according to gender. Rather they are treated equally.
They are paid as per how much they do.
Possible
reaction to any prohibition
Impossible
!
I can't think that any prohibition may arise from my family. From my
childhood my
parents sustained my choice. So, there is no possibility that
my mother (father is dead) will restrain me.
How
I adjust my time
I
am almost always busy with my works of fashion designing and the
movement of the revival of handloom products. But it does
not mean that I neglect my household works. I do as much as
I get time to do. Sometimes I cook special dishes for my sons if they
desire to have any. If any need appears, I do anything for my
family quickly.
Problems
I faced as a woman
No,
I don't think I face many problems as a women. What I underwent
and still undergo is as a human being . I sometimes just fail to convey the necessity
of rescuing the hand-loom worker community from extinction. I cannot make people feel the sincerity I feel
for grassroots-level people . Not that I never face problems as a women. I know
where problems waits for a woman. I just avoid those places. My main concern
is grambangla (rural Bangladesh). I never face any problem there. I always
try to avoid the sequences that might create embarrassment or
inconvenience for me. In Bangladesh I avoid dresses I used to
wear in London as I know the difference of two cultures.
As
a member
of the society
What I believe is that
firstly I am a human being .
Secondly I am a member of the society . As a member of
the society I cherish one thing in mind . That is we have
to hold high our national identity. We cannot brush aside our
national heritage, we cannot grasp other cultures at the
cost of our cultural heritage. We fought in 1971 to rescue our
identity and in 1952 to save our language. There is not a second
nation in the world that fought for language and culture what we
did. Now we are not supposed to abandon that heritage
today.
As a
woman
I am
a woman working for myself a well as for the society. But I
don't think there is difference between men and women. I
don't expect a red carpet reception only because I am a women. Special treatment
for women is not necessary when a vast portion of our population are
unemployed. If women are to come forward. Let them come by
dint of capability, not by privilege. I can prove by my
ability that a woman is no less than a man. I do not take a task
to be impossible for me only because I am a women. Women have to
always think positively that they are human beings as
much as a man and can do what is possible for a man. Other than
some minor physical differences, I do not differentiate between a
man and a women.
