Bangladeshi Tanzil Ferdous has been honoured by the United States Department of State with the Emerging Young Leader Award.
Tanzil confirmed the matter to the Dhaka Tribune and said she accepted the award on Wednesday.
The 24-year-old actively works towards youth and community development and women’s rights in Bangladesh while simultaneously personally challenging traditional gender norms in Bangladesh.
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As the president of Volunteer for Bangladesh, one of the largest platforms for youth volunteer work in the country, Tanzil has organized numerous successful events for community development, engaging hundreds of youth in social activities.
Currently, she is working with the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, to prevent them from becoming victims of extreme violence. Her work has helped support a safe space for 500 refugee children with the JAAGO Foundation in the Rohingya camps.