Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was awarded ‘Lifetime Contribution for Women Empowerment Award’ on the premises of City Cube-ITB in Berlin on Mar 7 on the occasion of International Women’s Day, reports BSS.
Bangladesh Ambassador to Germany Imtiaz Ahmed received the award given by Institute of South Asian Women (ISAW), an official release said.
State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali, among others, was present at the award giving ceremony.
Sheikh Hasina won the award for her outstanding contribution to the field of women empowerment as well as her dynamic leadership in the South Asian region.