Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be conferred upon ‘Planet 50-50 Champion’ and ‘Agent of Change Awards’ in New York on Wednesday for her outstanding contributions to women empowerment.

The UN-Women will confer ‘Planet 50-50 Champion’ while Global Partnership Forum will confer the ‘Agent of Change Awards’ on the Bangladesh Prime Minister at a High-Level reception at the UN Headquarters, said PM’s Deputy Press Secretary Nazrul Islam.

Earlier, on 19 September, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached in New York from Montreal, Canada to attend 71st UN General Assembly.

The prime minister will take part in General Debate of the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on 21 September.

Sheikh Hasina is also scheduled to join the launching event of the Global Deal Initiative on Enhanced Social Dialogue for Decent Work and Inclusive Growth to be organized by Swedish Premier Stefan Lo’fven on 21 September.

The prime minister will attend the Meeting of High-level Panel on Water. Bangladesh community will accord a reception to the prime minister on the same day at Hotel Grand Hyatt.

On the next day she will address a press conference at Permanent Mission of Bangladesh in New York on 22 September. On the sidelines of the UNGA schedule, Sheikh Hasina will also hold bilateral meetings with Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann, Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Janet Scotland, Executive Chairman of World Economic Forum (WEF) Klaus Schwab and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim.

On 22 September, the prime minister will leave New York for Virginia and on 25 September, she would depart Dulles International Airport, Washington DC for home by an Emirates Airways flight.

The prime minister is scheduled to back home via Dubai on 26 September afternoon. Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka on 14 September.