Summit chairman gets National Award in Singapore

Chairman of Summit Group Muhammed Aziz Khan has received the Public Service Medal (COVID-19) at the National Awards ceremony in Singapore for his outstanding contribution to society during the coronavirus pandemic, says a press release.
On behalf of the Prime Minister's Office of Singapore, Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung handed over the medal to Aziz Khan at the ceremony held at the Singapore Expo recently.
In 2020, during the first wave of COVID-19, many migrant workers, including Bangladeshis, in Singapore, mostly young men, were isolated in dormitories and feared the worst.
Aziz Khan accompanied the-then Singapore's Minister of Law and Home Affairs Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam and spoke with about 6,000 Bangladeshi workers and contributed to SingHealth.
Aziz Khan remarked, "I am grateful to the government of Singapore for their encouragement to be responsible members of our community. Despite the hardships and loss of life, COVID-19 also brought out the best in humanity, with the world uniting and working together.
"Singapore and Singaporeans were extraordinary in their unity and support to all, and especially to the migrant workers, who could have been marginalised in the midst of a global crisis. I felt duty-bound to support migrant workers, including from Bangladesh, my country of birth and roots, so that SingHealth could serve them in the best possible manner."
Aziz Khan also committed early on that Summit will continue to pay salary and all related benefits to all the employees as long as the pandemic lasts. In addition, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Summit Group, and Anjuman and Aziz Charitable Trust (AACT) donated more than USD 1 million among government and private organisations in Bangladesh.