Salma Khatun | |
Native Name: | সালমা খাতুন |
Birth Place: | Tangail District |
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]
Salma Khatun was born in the village of Arjuna in Bhuapur Upazila, Tangail District to a subsistence farmer and a homemaker. Khatun earned her Secondary School Certificate (SSC) from Arjuna Muhsin High School and passed her Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exam from Kumudini Government College.[5] She was studying for an honors degree at Jagannath University when she applied for a job with Bangladesh Railway in 2003.[6] She continued her studies after she got the job in 2004, eventually completing a BSS, BEd, and master's degree from Kabi Nazrul Government College.