Dhaka, Dec. 27 -- It was the just reward for over three decades of nurturing a passion. A passion for weaving various patterns of ornaments with semi-precious stones and pearls. The brand she has built quite literally with her own two hands, Bejewelled, is known to complete the most chic and elegant wardrobes, each of her pieces enhancing the inherent beauty of the person they adorn. The woman behind it all is Dilshad Rahman.

Recently, as part of the Women Entrepreneurs Association's celebration of Begum Rokeya Day, Dilshad was chosen as one of 8 women honoured for their success in the field of enterprise, thus striking a blow for equality and empowerment in what remains a patriarchal society. Two organisations, the SME Foundation and MI...