Cabinet hails PM Hasina for receiving D. Litt

Secretariat Correspondent: The cabinet today congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on receiving Doctor of Literature (D. Litt) from Kazi Nazrul University of West Bengal in India for her outstanding role in improving the living standard of the people through democracy, women empowerment, poverty alleviation and socioeconomic development.

She was congratulated at a regular cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Cabinet Secretary M Shafiul Alam briefed reporters after the meeting.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also the AL chief, received an honorary Doctor of Literature (D. Litt) degree from Kazi Nazrul University of West Bengal for her outstanding role in improving the living standard of the people through democracy, women empowerment, poverty alleviation and socioeconomic development on May 26, he said.

The university conferred the degree on her at a special convocation and the 3rd annual convocation of the university on its campus in West Burdwan district, India.


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