Shirrin Khanam from Nesarabad upazila in Pirojpur has secured the second position at the national level in the best youth organizer (female) category for the National Youth Award 2026, in recognition of her long-term work in preventing child marriage, bringing dropped-out students back to school, helping the helpless, blood donation programs, and youth development.
On Sunday, the President handed over the award to her at an event held in the capital. The event was organized at the Bangabandhu-China Friendship Conference Center in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on the occasion of National Youth Day 2026 under the theme 'Skilled youth will build the country, Bangladesh for all'.
Shirrin Khanam, a resident of Sohagdal village in Nesarabad upazila, took up social service as one of the main goals of her life alongside her teaching profession after completing her graduation. For nearly two decades, she has been working for the development of unemployed youth and the welfare of disadvantaged people in society.
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