Hindustan Surkhiyan Desk:The long wait of British woman Lucy Helen Frances Holt ended today as the government honoured her with Bangladesh citizenship for her lifelong love and services to the people of Bangladesh by living here for the last 57 years.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina handed over the citizenship certificate to 87-year-old Lucy Helen at a function at her official residence Ganobhaban.
Helen Lucy also contributed a lot to Bangladesh’s Liberation War by creating public opinions in favour it in 1971.
After the ceremony, PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters saying that Lucy was given Bangladesh’s citizenship following her application in this regard.
The Prime Minister thanked Lucy for her services to humanity.
