Bangladesh has got an "International Peace Award " as one of the founding member of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation. The award was given in memory of the Prime Minister Prof. Dr. Necmettin Erbakan of the Republic of Turkey. President of the Board of Trustees of Prof. Dr. Necmettin Erbakan Foundation, Dr. Fatih Erbakan sent a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina informing her of the matter, said a press release of PM’s press wing. Also read: Rani Yan Yan in race for Women Building Peace Award Mosud Mannan, Ambassador of Bangladesh to Turkey accredited to Georgia, Turkmenistan and D-8 handed over the crest of the award along with the letter from Dr. Fatih ERBAKAN to the Hon’ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Also read: PM receives ‘Tagore Peace Award 2018’

The Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation has intensified solidarity and cooperation among its Member States to identify constraints and bottlenecks for tackling coronavirus and developing a mechanism to build post-pandemic resilient health systems.