Sheikh Hasina has led Bangladesh for most of the award period. The four-time Prime Minister (1996-2001, 2009-2013, 2014-2018, 2018 to present) was honored for her commitment to sweeping education, healthcare, and social reform and her tireless focus on gender equity.
She credited her success with SDG progress to a vow to ‘leave no one behind.’
Planning and Implementation: Cabinet Division, A2I, BCC, DoICT and BASIS