Joy receives south-south award on behalf of PM
Joy receives south-south award on behalf of PM
Adviser to the prime minister on Information and Communication Technology Sajeeb Wazed Joy has received "South-South Cooperation Visionary Award" of the United Nations on behalf of Prime Minister and also his mother Sheikh Hasina.
He received the award on the concluding day of the five-day "Global South South Development Expo-2014" held in the US capital of Washington on Friday, Prime Minister's Office sources said today.
The special envoy of the UN Secretary General, Ei Ping Jhu, handed over the award to Joy.
Sheikh Hasina has been nominated for the "South-South Cooperation Visionary Award" for her role in advancing Bangladesh towards digital system and expansion of education.
At the award-receiving function, Joy presented a written speech of the prime minister, the sources said.