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Together, they set out to prove that girls can study anything and became the  \nfirst female civil engineering students in East Pakistan.  \nDo you know what civil engineers do? They build big structures for cities and design bridges and roads. Khaleda, Monawara, and Shirin dreamed of studying at the East Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology (EPUET), but there was only one problem: no girls had ever been admitted to the Civil Engineering Department. The Vice-Chancellor believed that the subject was not suitable for women . He told the girls to  \nstudy architecture instead—this was a more’feminine’ subject—and they could draw and design pretty houses. The three friends did not agree .  \nTo prove that girls are just as good at engineering as boys, the three friends sat for the admission exam amidst whispers and mean words—and they passed with very great marks! The Vice Chancellor could not say ’no!’ anymore . 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