Dhaka, May 26 (UNB) - Bangladesh has been made the member of the United Nations Education Initiative for its remarkable success in education sector in the last few years.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon nominated Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina as the member of the UN Education Initiative for the lead role she played in achieving an unprecedented success in the country`s education sector, an official release said on Saturday.

Ban Ki-moon formed the UN Educaton Initiative recently where he formally named Sheikh Hasina along with 10 other heads of government of 10 developed and developing countries of the world.

Nominating Hasina Moon said that under her leadership Bangladesh has made a great leap forward in education sector particularly in increasing literacy rate, female students` scholarship and achievements made in primary and secondary education.