Mr. Ishtiaque Abedin, the Founding Member and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), was honored with the “World Education Award 2023” in the 25^th Elets World Education Summit held on 20-21 March, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for his outstanding contributions to higher education in Bangladesh. A memento and certificate have been given in recognition of award. Mr. Ishtiaque Abedin is the first Bangladeshi to receive this award in the category of outstanding contribution to higher education. The 25^th Elets World Education Summit, which was organized by the Elets Technomedia, the premier technology and media research organization of Asia and the Middle East. Mr. Ishtiaque Abedin has been contributing to the higher education sector in Bangladesh for 28 years now.