Dhaka, June 22 -- Selima Ahmad, founding president of the Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI) and a prominent woman entrepreneur, passed away in Bangkok on Sunday after a prolonged battle with cancer.

She was the wife of former FBCCI president and Chairman of Nitol-Niloy Group Abdul Matlub Ahmad.

According to BWCCI, Selima Ahmad breathed her last at a hospital in Bangkok. Her body is expected to be brought back to Bangladesh on Monday or Tuesday.

A pioneer in promoting women's entrepreneurship in Bangladesh, Selima Ahmad played a key role in expanding opportunities for women in business and strengthening their participation in the country's economic development.

Her death is being widely mourned across the busine...