PM Sheikh Hasina Chosen for Indira Gandhi Peace Award
Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Bangladesh: PM Sheikh Hasina Chosen for Indira Gandhi Peace Award, 
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been chosen for the prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development this year for her “outstanding contribution to the promotion of democracy and pluralism”.
This was decided by an international jury chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today.
62-year-old Hasina has been chosen for her “outstanding contribution to the promotion of democracy and pluralism, her determined drive to alleviate poverty and secure social and economic justice for her people through inclusive and sustainable development and her consistent commitment to peace”, it said.
After her re-election in December last year, Hasina embarked on her “Vision 2021″, aimed at transforming Bangladesh into a middle-income country by 2021, by eliminating poverty and inequity, the Trust said.
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