"MISS BANGLADESH Beauty Pageant (MBBP) 2024" was officially launched at a media conference held at the Daily Star Centre in the city on Tuesday, says a press release.
It is a unique initiative, organized by the Miss Bangladesh Organization and Miss Bangladesh Foundation to channel the beauty pageant entertainment industry as an effective tool to rebuild and rebrand the image of Bangladesh.
Ten qualified Bangladeshi women will be chosen as global goodwill ambassadors to serve Bangladesh together and to represent Bangladesh at 10 international pageants covering five continents.
The winner will be titled, MISS BANGLADESH-Earth to participate in the 24th edition of the Miss Earth Pageant in Philippines.
MISS BANGLADESH Beauty Pageant's audition will be held at ATN Bangla BFDC Studio on September 30 and the grand finale will be held on October 4 at Le Meridien. The top 20 will be provided training on pageant walk, advocacy speech, entrepreneurship and project management, reproductive and mental health, fitness, etc. They will be encouraged to exchange ideas and have constructive debate on various contemporary issues to assess their public speaking and presentation skills.
It was also revealed that through the official website: www.missbangladesh.com, interested women from all over the country can apply online now. The registration process will conclude on September 28. Unmarried female citizens of the country between the age of 18 to 27 irrespective of height, weight or skin tone will be able to participate in the pageant.
Meghna Alam, Chairman, Dr Tasin Afrin Diana, Director, Tahrin Jerin, legal adviser of 'Miss Bangladesh Organization & Foundation, Nazim Farhan Choudhury, Managing Director, Sarker Maswood Hasan, Senior Consultant of Northbrook Consultants Ltd, Tashik Ahmed, Adviser, Programme and Broadcast of ATN Bangla, Mr. Anisur Rahman, Director of ATN MCL and ATN Education, Sohel A Chaklader (Duke), CEO, Trilogy and Karin Jongman were present on the occasion.