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PM hands over 1st UNESCO-Bangabandhu prize to MoTIV of Uganda
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has handed over the "UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the Creative Economy" to MoTIV, a Uganda-based integrated creative studio.
Noel Collin Kaijabwango, business and operations lead of MoTIV, received the award on behalf of team MoTIV.
Prime Minister's sister Sheikh Rehana was present beside her while handing over the prize.
Audrey Azoulay, who was re-elected Tuesday to the post of Director-General of UNESCO with the massive support of the organisation's 193 member states, delivered welcome remarks at the function.
Sheikh Hasina's presence at the first award-giving ceremony coincided with the Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh's Independence.
Addressing the function, Sheikh Hasina said UNESCO's decision to establish the UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the Creative Economy, is the most befitting tribute to his contribution to global humanity and peace.
What Bangladesh is today so different from what it was during the early years of independence is due to his visionary leadership and legacy, she added.
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