UNB, Dhaka :
Bangladesh on Tuesday received the prestigious Women in Parliaments (WIP) award for its outstanding success in closing the gender gap in political sphere.
Founder of the Switzerland-based WIP Silvana Koch-Mehrin had invited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to receive the award.
But State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam received the award on Tuesday on her behalf at the Headquarters of African Union, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, said a Foreign Ministry media release.
However, Prime Minister has sent a video
message to be played at the WIP Award Ceremony on the closing day of the WIP Summit on Wednesday,
World Economic Forum study reveals that Bangladesh is one of the top 10 countries in the world in reducing gender gap and this leads the country to win the prestigious Women in Parliaments (WIP) Global Forum Award for “regional leadership in closing the gender gap in politics”.
Bangladesh on Tuesday received the prestigious Women in Parliaments (WIP) award for its outstanding success in closing the gender gap in political sphere.
Founder of the Switzerland-based WIP Silvana Koch-Mehrin had invited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to receive the award.
But State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam received the award on Tuesday on her behalf at the Headquarters of African Union, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, said a Foreign Ministry media release.
However, Prime Minister has sent a video
message to be played at the WIP Award Ceremony on the closing day of the WIP Summit on Wednesday,
World Economic Forum study reveals that Bangladesh is one of the top 10 countries in the world in reducing gender gap and this leads the country to win the prestigious Women in Parliaments (WIP) Global Forum Award for “regional leadership in closing the gender gap in politics”.
