The Dhaka Times Desk Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize. Malala is the world's first youngest Nobel laureate.
Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani teenager who survived the Taliban attack, and Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian child rights activist, are receiving the Nobel Prize in recognition of their contribution to the struggle for the rights of children and young people.
Norway's Nobel Committee Chairman Thorbion Jagland announced the names of Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyar jointly for this year's Nobel Peace Prize at a press conference today.
Notably, the 17-year-old Pakistani girl Malala is going to receive the Nobel Peace Prize at the youngest age in the history of the Nobel Prize. After surviving the Taliban attack, she continues to work for the advancement of women's education. The attack on Malala has caused widespread criticism worldwide. He was first taken to Pakistan and later to Britain for treatment.