The Bangladesh premier also stressed the need for a global roadmap to ensure permanent recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic .She said this while addressing virtually the 9th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development on Monday in New York.

Dedicating the award to the people of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina said, it is essential to chart out a bold and ambitious global roadmap to put the countries back on the SDGs track.

The Prime Minister also placed a five-point proposal to ensure achieving the SDGs. Earlier Sheikh Hasina has planted a honey locust tree at garden in UN headquarters.