Sima Sarker carrying her son to the exam hall during Dhaka University admission exam for 2018-19 session. This photo instantaneously went viral on different social platforms Collected

Sima is the second Bangladeshi woman to be included in BBC's list of influential and inspirational women

A Bangladeshi woman has been included in BBC's "100 Women 2018".

Sima Sarker, 44, was included in the list as a mother who had to carry her 18-year-old disabled son to an examination centre every year, and whose story later went viral, reports BBC.

BBC 100 Women names 100 influential and inspirational women from around the world every year to share their stories. The women gather to discuss the issues and achievements they face in the society today.

Sima joins a list which includes other prominent figures such as Peruvian author Isabel Allende, Chelsea Clinton, vice-chairman of the Clinton Foundation and daughter of former US President Bill Clinton and former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Russian model Svetlena Alekseeva, and others.

Sima is the second Bangladeshi woman to be included in the 100 Women list, as previously, Rubana Haq, a Bangladeshi entrepreneur, writer and philanthropist, was included in the 2013 list.

Nadiya Hossain, a British baker, author and television presenter with Bangladeshi origins, was also included in the list of BBC 100 Women in 2016.

BBC 100 Women started in 2013 with a gathering of 100 women at the BBC's London headquarters, Broadcasting House, for a day of debate and discussion.

"It has been a momentous year for women's rights around the globe, so in 2018 BBC 100 Women will reflect the trailblazing women who are using passion, indignation and anger to spark real change in the world around them," BBC mentioned in their website.