British social worker honored by Bangladesh
Lucy Holt has worked for 60 years in Bangladesh as a teacher, nurse and women s development worker
A British-Bangladeshi citizen has received the national identity card of Bangladesh as recognition for her social work.
Lucy Helen Frances Holt, 90, came to Bangladesh, then East Pakistan, in 1960 when she was 30 years old.
Leaving her parents and sister behind, she came to Bangladesh to serve humanity. She is not a nun with all vows but people regard her as a nun. She leads an ordinary life, did not get married and wears a simple sari (traditional dress) and footwear.