Salma Khatun | |
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| সালমা খাতুন | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | Kabi Nazrul Government College (master's, 2015) |
| Occupation | Train 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]
- ^ Farhana Naznin (5 April 2015). "The pioneer in the history of Bangladesh Railway". The Daily Observer.
- ^ Shahadat Hossain (3 January 2015). "Women who dream to be train drivers". The Daily Star.
- ^ '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.
- ^ Shariful Hassan (21 September 2015). ট্রেন চালনায় নারী: ওঁরা ১৫ জন [Women driving trains: They are 15 people]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali).