Bangladeshi honoured with Outstanding Young Leader of Asia award

Rakib Al Hasan has become the first Bangladeshi youth to receive the Outstanding Young Leader of Asia 2021 award.

He has been honoured with the award for his leading role in promotiing the health and rights of children in the post-Covid world, as well as for ensuring children's and women's rights, education, health, democracy and peace internationally.

Kuala Lumpur based youth organization The Asian Youth Council announced 10 outstanding young leaders on the occasion of International Youth Day on August 12.

Out of rest nine winners, two are from Vietname and Afghanistan each and one is from Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, China, and Russia each.

Rakib, an author, activist and youth leader, is currently studying medicine. He has been working on youth leadership for several years.

As a winner, Rakib will now be considered among the most influential young leaders in Asia. He will also participate on the organizing body of the next Asian Youth Council conference.

The award committee will organize an in-person ceremony to hand over certificates, crests, and medals once the Covid situation improves.

He will also have the opportunity to take a fully funded tour to 48 countries in Asia. The organization has also confirmed his active participation in various international projects, conferences, seminars and development work.

Rakib won the Global Youth Leadership Award in 2019. He previously represented Bangladesh at the 70th anniversary of Chinese independence in 2019, and the International Volunteer Forum of Islamic Countries in Azerbaijan in 2020.

He is a well-known and influential young diplomat in the international arena, and regularly writes article columns on contemporary events in various domestic and international media.

He has already published seven books and made headlines on and covers of various international newspapers and magazines.