Thanks to this work, there are now 4,600 free thalassemia carrier detection screening tests in 35 universities and colleges across Bangladesh. Each Commonwealth Point of Light will receive a personalised certificate signed by the queen as the head of the Commonwealth. The award for Himel will be presented on Mar 23 at a Commonwealth Big Lunch reception. “It is a great privilege and honour to receive the Commonwealth Point of Light Award, offered to me by Her Majesty the Queen as the Head of the Commonwealth,” Himel said in a reaction. The award shines a light not just on my own volunteer work but the wider work of young volunteers across Bangladesh,” he was quoted as saying.

Source: bd News24 March 22, 2018 17:26 UTC