Bangladesh: PM Hasina gets WITSA Eminent Persons Award 2021

DHAKA, 14 November 2021, (TON): The World Information Technology and Services Alliance named Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as the winner of Eminent Persons Award for 2021 for her fight against fundamentalism, militancy and terrorism.

The award was declared at the World Congress on IT (WCIT 2021) which began at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital.

The World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) in a statement said previous winners of the award include late South African leader Nelson Mandela, co-fathers of the internet Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn and co-fathers of Wi-Fi John O'Sullivan and Terence Percival.

WITSA said “the WITSA introduced the award in 2010 to broaden its awards to include individuals who have made and are continuing to make a significant contribution to mankind.”

ICT State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak accepted the award on behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from WITSA Secretary General Dr Jim Poisant.

Planning Minister MA Mannan was present at the event.

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