President Bidya Devi Bhandari has congratulated Muskan Khatun for winning the prestigious International Women of Courage Award for 2021.
Khatun, an acid attack survivor, was selected for the US-based award for her continuous campaign against acid attack.
Teenager Khatun of Birgunj Metropolitan City-5 in Parsa district survived an acid attack with critical burns on her face, chest and hands, on September 6, 2019. Her acquainted neighbours had thrown acid on her while she was on her way to school.
एसिड आक्रमणको असैह्य पीडालाई शक्तिमा बदल्दै यस जघन्य अपराधविरुद्ध कडा कानुन र सजायका लागि साहसिक अभियान सञ्चालन गर्ने किशोरी मुस्कान खातुनलाई प्रतिष्ठित ‘अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय साहसी महिला पुरस्कार’ प्रदान गरिने घोषणा गरिएकोमा मुस्कान खातुनलाई हार्दिक बधाई तथा अमेरिकी सरकारलाई धन्यवाद !
— Bidya Devi Bhandari (@PresidentofNP) March 6, 2021
In a tweet today, the President applauded the adolescent for transforming the pain she suffered from an acid attack into strength and thanked the US government for recognising her efforts and courage.
