Bangladesh High Commission in London awarded 86 Bangladeshi-British students, who achieved highest grades in the UK’s GCSE and A levels examinations in 2018.

Many of these awarded students are now studying in UK’s top colleges and universities including Oxford, Cambridge, London School of Economics and Imperial College, said a press release of Bangladesh High Commission to the UK.

Acclaimed highly by the Bangladeshi-British community, the “Bangladesh High Commission Outstanding Education Achievement Award-2018” was hosted by Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK, Saida Muna Tasneem on Monday at a high-profile gala event in central London with Bangladesh Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal as the Chief Guest.

Addressing the special event, the finance minister highlighted Bangladesh’s phenomenal growth rate of over 8 percent attained under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and projections of different International Financial Institutions and think tanks including the World Economic Forum about Bangladesh’s growth momentum that is expected to push Bangladesh amongst world’s top 30 economies within the next one and half decade.

He praised the contributions of the Bangladeshi Diaspora living in the UK and called upon the young Bangladeshi-British talents who were awarded to strengthen their ties with their roots in Bangladesh and be a part of Bangladesh’s prosperity transformation.     

The event was attended by British parliamentarians, senior UK Government's officials,  academics, professionals, eminent community members and a large group of parents, teachers and guardians of the awardees.

Around 600 guests including parents of students and their teachers, academics, journalists, community leaders and cultural personalities attended the programme with great joy and enthusiasm.