DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will receive Global Women Leadership Award during her visit to Australia.
This prestigious award will be given to the premier for outstanding contribution to the overall development and empowerment of women.
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali informed reporters in a press conference held at the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday (April 24).
In response to an invitation from her Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull, Sheikh Hasina will attend ‘Global Summit of Women’, from 26-28 April in Sydney, Foreign Minister said.
In the summit, the award will be given.
On April 28, Sheikh Hasina will hold a bilateral meeting with Malcolm Turnbull. Besides, there are many meetings likely to take place in this trip.
Global Summit of Women takes place every year since 1990. More than 1000 representatives of 60 countries will attend the summit this year.
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