Raihana Shams Islam Antara, Lecturer, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering has been honoured with the prestigious 2023 IAF Emerging Space Leader Award (ESL). Among more than 150 young professionals from over 80 countries worldwide, the federation committee selected 34 young people this year from the nations with space capabilities who are in space careers between the ages of 21 and 35 and enhancing space and related activities in their home countries. She has been chosen from Bangladesh to receive this prestigious accolade this year.
The IAF's mission to engage, inspire, and support the next generation of space enthusiasts is incredibly important. As a part of this recognition, she will travel to Azerbaijan at the end of September to participate in the 74th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2023) to receive this award with full sponsorship from the International Astronautical Federation (IAF).