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The government has finalised the nomination of three individuals and three institutions for the National Environment Award 2024 in recognition of their significant contributions to environment conservation, pollution control, education, awareness, research and innovation.
The nominations were approved at a recent meeting of the National Committee formed for awarding the National Environment Award 2024, held at the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, UNB reports.
Md. Mahmudul Islam, a resident of Aziznagar village in Tetulia upazila of Panchagarh district and Snowtex Outerwear Ltd., located in Dhamrai, Dhaka, have been nominated under Environmental Conservation and Pollution Control category.
In Environmental Education and Awareness category, Mohammad Munir Chowdhury of CDA Residential Area in Chattogram and environmental organization Work for a Better Bangladesh (WBB) Trust have been nominated.
In Environmental Research and Innovation in Technology, Professor Dr. M. Firoz Ahmed and Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) have been nominated for the award.
All awardees will be formally honoured at the National Environment Day event.
Each winner will receive a crest, certificate, a cheque for Tk 50,000, and the market value of a two-tola 22-carat gold medal.