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General
Awareness Updates – January 2010 Awards /
Honours: Indira Gandhi
Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development
62-year-old Ms. Hasina has been chosen for her “outstanding
contribution to the promotion of democracy and pluralism, her determined drive
to alleviate poverty and secure social and economic justice for her people
through inclusive and sustainable development and her consistent commitment to
peace.”
After her re-election in December 2008, Hasina embarked on her “Vision
2021”, aimed at transforming
As Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001, she had launched a
number of programmes to meet the basic needs of the poor and vulnerable
sections of the population, through projects covering employment-generation,
housing, health and food security.
The award,
which carries a cash prize of Rs.25 lakh and a citation, would be presented to
her at a function to be held at a later date. 
Officier de la Legion d’Honneur
Noted singer Lata Mangeshkar (right)
was conferred with ‘Officier de la Legion d’Honneur’,  |
