DHAKA, 22 September 2021, (TON): UN-sponsored Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) has conferred Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with "SDG Progress Award" for Bangladesh's steady course in responding to the universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure peace and prosperity for all.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said "the honorable Prime Minister accepted the award saying she is dedicating it to the people of Bangladesh.”

Momen called the event a significant international acknowledgment of the country's success in spearheading the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) after achievements in the fields of Millennium Development Goals (MDG).

Led by prominent economist and development strategist Professor Jeffrey D Sachs, SDSN was set up in 2012 under the auspices of the UN Secretary General.

The platform aims to mobilise global scientific and technological expertise to promote practical solutions for sustainable development and gauge the country-specific competitiveness in development performances.

According to Momen, Sachs said, "Bangladesh is doing miracle" while one of the international reports suggested the country secured the third position among the nations in achieving SDG targets.