bangladesh

Progress and
Development
2009 to Present
In order to bring an end to the culture of impunity, the government of Sheikh Hasina, as per her
historical and electoral pledge, formed the International Crimes Tribunal to try war crimes and
crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 Liberation War. Since 2010, the ICT has
been able to successfully complete the trials and verdict executions of many such heinous
criminals, while a number of such accused are currently standing or waiting to stand trial.
On the international front, Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League is playing an active role in addressing
such crucial global issues as terrorism and violent extremism, migration and refugee issues,
climate change, women empowerment, increased regional connectivity and cooperation and
developing a culture of peace. Bangladesh is also currently the second largest troops contributing
country in the world for UN Peacekeeping missions.
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1. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wins ’Planet 50-50 Champion’ and ‘Agent of Change’ Awards from UN Women and Global Forum for
Partnership for outstanding contrbibutions to women empowerment (September, 2016).
2. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wins ICT for Sustainable Development Award from International Telecommunications Union (ITU) for
harnessing power of ICT for making development sustainable (September, 2016).
3. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wins UN’s highest environmental accolade ‘Champion of the Earth’ from UNEP for her far reaching
initiatives to address climate change and environmental preservation (September, 2016).
4. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wins the ‘Tree of Peace’ Award from UNESCO for her contributions to promoting girls’ education
(September, 2014).
5. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wins the UN ‘South-South Award’ for her government’s achievement in alleviating poverty (September, 2013).
6. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wins the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize (November, 2009).
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