PM Hasina distributes Begum Rokeya Padak

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina. File Photo
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina. File Photo

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday handed over the prestigious Begum Rokeya Padak to five persons for their outstanding contributions towards the society and women empowerment, reports UNB.

Sheikh Hasina distributed the awards at a programme at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital marking the 139th birth and 87th death anniversary of Begum Rokeya Shakhawat Hossain.

This year, Begum Selina Khalek, professor Shamsun Nahar, Papri Basu, Begum Akhtar Jahan, and Nurunnahar Faizunnesa (posthumously) received the Begum Rokeya Padak.