Begum Rokeya Padak
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| Awarded for | Women's activism |
| Location | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Presented by | Government of Bangladesh |
| First award | 1995 |
| Final award | 2022 |
Begum Rokeya Padak, named after Begum Rokeya, is a Bangladeshi national honour conferred on individual women for their exceptional achievement. The award is given by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs of the Government of Bangladesh. First awarded in 1995, the Rokeya Padak recognises the pioneering contribution of an individual in empowering women and raising women's issues.
Each recipient receives a gold medal weighing 25 grams of 18-karat gold, a certificate of honour, and a cash reward. The cash reward was tk 2,00,000 from May 2017. It was increased to tk 4,00,000 from November 2019.