UNB, Dhaka :
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday got recognition from the UNESCO for her “tireless efforts to promote female education in Bangladesh.”
UNESCO director general Irina Bokova presented a memento titled, ‘Peace Tree’, to the Prime Minister in recognition of her outstanding contribution to girls’ and women education.
Bokova handed over the memento at the inaugural ceremony of an
International Conference on ‘Girls’ and women literacy and education:
Foundations for sustainable development’ marking the International Literacy Day 2014 at Bangabandhu
International Conference Center in the city.
The programme was organized by the Government of Bangladesh in partnership with the UNESCO, in support of the UN Secretary General’s Global Education First Initiative (GEFI).
According to an information note of the Foreign Ministry, Bangladesh has made remarkable strides in education and literacy, especially in the areas of girls’ and women’s literacy and education.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday got recognition from the UNESCO for her “tireless efforts to promote female education in Bangladesh.”
UNESCO director general Irina Bokova presented a memento titled, ‘Peace Tree’, to the Prime Minister in recognition of her outstanding contribution to girls’ and women education.
Bokova handed over the memento at the inaugural ceremony of an
International Conference on ‘Girls’ and women literacy and education:
Foundations for sustainable development’ marking the International Literacy Day 2014 at Bangabandhu
International Conference Center in the city.
The programme was organized by the Government of Bangladesh in partnership with the UNESCO, in support of the UN Secretary General’s Global Education First Initiative (GEFI).
According to an information note of the Foreign Ministry, Bangladesh has made remarkable strides in education and literacy, especially in the areas of girls’ and women’s literacy and education.
