“Bangladesh, a country of some 161 million people, led by Sheikh Hasina, is no stranger to crises. The article said Sheikh Hasina, the country’s longest serving Prime Minister, started evacuating Bangladeshi citizens from China in early February. The article said Sheikh Hasina harnessed tech, installing screening devices across international airports which screened some 650,000 people (of which 37,000 were immediately quarantined), something the UK still isn’t doing. Earlier, the Forbes in its April 13 issue published the names of seven female leaders of the world who are successfully combating the COVID-19 pandemic in their respective countries. They are German Chancellor Angela Merkel, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Iceland Prime Minister Katr-n Jakobsdottir, Finland Prime Minister Sanna Marin, Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 26, 2020 15:45 UTC