DHAKA, 5 December 2020, (TON): Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has praised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by mentioning the development of Bangladesh over the past decade as an outstanding achievement, credited by PM Sheikh Hasina.

International Monetary Fund also noted that PM Sheikh Hasina has led her country with visionary plans, action and hard work developed the positive growth rate while other developing countries' economies faced negative growth rates. The Secretary-General mentioned the average growth is 6-7% per year which is possible only for engaging 100% ICT access for people at grassroots levels which will make a digitalized world and spread the facilities of e-commerce and other digital platforms.

The Secretary-General further mentioned Bangladesh is prone to disaster and it has given a home to about 1.1 million Rohingyas fled from their homeland in Myanmar to avoid persecution along with it has positive economic growth in the amid of pandemic under the leadership of PM Sheikh Hasina, which is the learning lesson for many current world leaders.

Bangladesh High Commission in the UK and Commonwealth Secretariat in London last week jointly organized a high-level dialogue. Commonwealth is the International voluntary organization consisted of 54 member states. Bangladesh joined the commonwealth in 1972. The Commonwealth's main aim is to expand cooperation among member states and improve the lives of citizens. It has no written constitution.