| Awards : |
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BANGLADESH : President’s Award : 1978 |
| Originator of the concept of Three share Farming (Tebhaga Khamar) as a joint farming operation. Organised Nabajug Tebhaga Khamar in Jobra, Chittagong in 1975, around a deep tubewell which was lying unused because of management problems. Government of Bangladesh adopted the concept and introduced it in the country under the name of “Packaged Input Programme” (PIP) in 1977. Nabajug Tebhaga Khamar was awarded President’s Award in 1978 for introducing an innovative organisation in agriculture. |
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PHILIPPINES : Ramon Magsaysay Award : 1984 |
| Awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award in the Field of “Community Leadership” in 1984 for “Enabling the neediest rural men and women to make themselves productive with sound group managed credit.” |
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BANGLADESH : Central Bank Award : 1985 |
| Awarded the Bangladesh Bank Award 1985 in recognition of the contribution in devising a new banking mechanism to extend credit to the rural landless population, thereby creating self employment and socio economic development for them. |
| 4 |
BANGLADESH : Independence Day award : 1987 |
| Awarded the Independence Day Award, 1987, by the President for the outstanding contribution in rural development. This is the highest civilian national award of Bangladesh. |
| 5 |
SWITZERLAND : Aga Khan Award For Architecture : 1989 |
| Awarded Aga Khan Award For Architecture, 1989 by Geneva based Aga Khan Foundation for designing and operating Grameen Bank Housing Programme for the poor, which helped poor members of Grameen Bank to construct 60,000 housing units by 1989, each costing on an average $ 300. |
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U.S.A. : Humanitarian Award : 1993 |
| Awarded 1993 Humanitarian Award by the CARE, U.S.A. in recognition of role in providing a uniquely pragmatic and effective method of empowering poor women and men to embark on income generating activities. |
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SRI LANKA : Mohamed Sahabdeen Award for Science (Socio Economic) : 1993 |
| Awarded Mohamed Sahabdeen Award for Science (Socio Economic) in 1993. |
| 8 |
BANGLADESH : Rear Admiral M. A. Khan Memorial Gold Medal Award : 1993 |
| Awarded Rear Admiral Mahbub Ali Khan Memorial Gold Medal Award in 1993. |
| 9 |
U.S.A. : World Food Prize : 1994 |
| Awarded 1994 World Food Prize by World Food Prize Foundation, U.S.A. in recognition of the lifetime achievements of an economist who created a bank loan system that has given millions of people access to adequate food and nutrition for the first time in their lives. |
| 10 |
U.S.A. : Pfeffer Peace Prize : 1994 |
| Awarded 1994 Pfeffer Peace Prize by the Fellowship of Reconciliation, U.S.A. for his vision of non collateral lending through the Grameen Bank and the courage of persevere in the concept that credit is a human right. |
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BANGLADESH : Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Memorial Gold Medal Award : 1994 |
| Awarded Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Memorial Gold Medal Award in 1994. |
| 12 |
SWITZERLAND : Max Schmidheiny Foundation Freedom Prize : 1995 |
| Awarded Max Schmidheiny Foundation Freedom Prize in 1995. |
| 13 |
BANGLADESH : RCMD Award : 1995 |
| Awarded Rotary Club of Metropolitan Dhaka Foundation Award in 1995. |
| 14 |
VENEZUELA & UNESCO : International Simon Bolivar Prize : 1996 |
| Awarded International Simon Bolivar Prize in 1996. |
| 15 |
U.S.A. : “Distinguished Alumnus Award” of Vanderbilt University : 1996 |
| Awarded “Distinguished Alumnus Award” of Vanderbilt University in 1996. |
| 16 |
U.S.A. : International Activist Award : 1997 |
| Awarded International Activist Award Gleitsman Foundation, U.S.A., in 1997. |
| 17 |
GERMANY : Planetary Consciousness Business Innovation Prize : 1997 |
| Awarded “Planetary Consciousness Business Innovation Prize” by the club of Budapest in 1997. |
| 18 |
NORWAY : Help for self help Prize : 1997 |
| Awarded “Help for self help Prize” by the Stromme Foundation in 1997. |
| 19 |
ITALY : Man for Peace Award : 1997 |
| Awarded “Man for Peace Award” by the Together For Peace Foundation in 1997. |
| 20 |
U.S.A. : State of the World Forum Award : 1997 |
| Awarded “State of the World Forum Award” by the State of the World Forum, San Francisco in 1997. |
| 21 |
U.K.: One World Broadcasting Trust Media Awards : 1998 |
| Awarded “One World Broadcasting Trust Special Award” by the One World Broadcasting Trust in 1998. |
| 22 |
SPAIN : The Prince of Austurias Award for Concord : 1998 |
| Awarded “The Prince of Austurias Award for Concord” by The Prince of Austurias Foundation in 1998. |
| 23 |
AUSTRALIA : Sydney Peace Prize : 1998 |
| Awarded “Sydney Peace Prize” by the Sydney Peace Foundation in 1998. |
| 24 |
JAPAN : Ozaki (Gakudo) Award : 1998 |
| Awarded “Ozaki (Gakudo) Award” by the Ozaki Yukio Memorial Foundation in 1998. |
| 25 |
INDIA : Indira Gandhi Prize : 1998 |
| Awarded “Indira Gandhi Prize” for Peace, Disarmament and Development by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust in 1998. |
| 26 |
FRANCE : Juste of the Year Award : 1998 |
| Awarded “Juste of the Year” by the Les Justes D’or in 1998. |
| 27 |
U.S.A. : Rotary Award for World Understanding 1999 |
| Awarded “Rotary Award for World Understanding” by the Rotary International in 1999. |
| 28 |
ITALY : Golden Pegasus Award : 1999 |
| Awarded “Golden Pegasus Award” by the TUSCAN Regional Government in 1999. |
| 29 |
ITALY : Roma Award for Peace and Humanitarian Action : 1999 |
| Awarded “Roma Award for Peace and Humanitarian Action” by the Municipality of Rome in 1999. |
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INDIA : Rathindra Puraskar : 1998 |
| Awarded “Rathindra Puraskar for 1998” by the Visva-Bharati in 1999. |
| 31 |
SWITZERLAND : OMEGA Award of Excellence for Lifetime Achievement : 2000 |
| Awarded “OMEGA Award of Excellence for Lifetime Achievement” in 2000. |
| 32 |
ITALY : Award of the Medal of the Presidency of the Italian Senate : 2000 |
| Awarded “The Medal of the Presidency of the Italian Senate” in 2000. |
| 33 |
JORDAN : King Hussein Humanitarian Leadership Award : 2000 |
| Awarded “King Hussein Humanitarian Leadership Award” by the King Hussein Foundation in 2000. |
| 34 |
BANGLADESH : “IDEB Gold Medal” Award : 2000 |
| Awarded IDEB Gold Medal Award by the Institute of Diploma Engineers in 2000. |
| 35 |
ITALY : “Artusi” Prize : 2001 |
| Awarded “Artusi” prize by Comune di Forlimpopoli in 2001. |
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JAPAN : Grand Prize of the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize : 2001 |
| Awarded “Grand Prize of the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize ” by the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize Committee in 2001. |
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VIETNAM : Ho Chi Minh Award : 2001 |
| Awarded “Ho Chi Minh Award” by the Ho Chi Minh City Peoples’ Committee in 2001. |
| 38 |
SPAIN : International Cooperation Prize Caja de Granada : 2001 |
| Awarded “International Cooperation Prize Caja de Granada” Caja de Ahorros de Granada in 2001. |
| 39 |
SPAIN : “NAVARRA” International Aid Award : 2001 |
| “NAVARRA” International Aid Award by the Autonomous Government of Navarra together with Caja Laboral (Savings Bank) in 2001. |
| 40 |
U.S.A : Mahatma Gandhi Award :2002 |
| Awarded “Mahatma Gandhi Award” by the M.K Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, in 2002. |
| 41 |
U.K. : World Technology Network Award 2003 |
| Awarded “World Technology Network Award 2003” for Finance by the World Technology Network in 2003. |
| 42 |
SWEDEN : Volvo Environment Prize 2003 |
| Awarded “Volvo Environment Prize 2003” by the Volvo Environment Prize Foundation in 2003. |
| 43 |
COLOMBIA : National Merit Order Award |
| Awarded “National Merit Order” by the Honorable President of the Republic of Colombia in 2003. |
| 44 |
FRANCE : The Medal of the Painter Oswaldo Guayasamin Award |
| Awarded “The Medal of the Painter Oswaldo Guayasamin” by the UNESCO in 2003. |
| 45 |
SPAIN : Telecinco Award : 2004 |
| Awarded “Telecinco Award for Better Path Towards Solidarity” by the Spanish TV Netwark – Channel 5 in 2004. |
| 46 |
ITALY : City of Orvieto Award : 2004 |
| Awarded “City of Orvieto Award” by the Municipality of Orvieto in 2004. |
| 47 |
U.S.A : The Economist Innovation Award : 2004 |
| Awarded “The Economist Award for Social and Economic Innovation” by The Economist in 2004. |
| 48 |
U.S.A. : World Affairs Council Award : 2004 |
| Awarded “World Affairs Council Award for Extra-ordinary Contribution to Social Change” by the World Affairs Council of Northern California in 2004. |
| 49 |
U.S.A. : Leadership in Social Entrepreneurship Award |
| Awarded “Leadership in Social Entrepreneurship Award” by Fuqua School of Business of Duke University, U.S.A. in 2004. |
| 50 |
ITALY : Premio Galileo 2000 – Special Prize for Peace : 2004 |
| Awarded “Premio Galileo 2000 – Special Prize for Peace” by Ina Assitalia Fireuze in 2004. |
| 51 |
JAPAN : Nikkei Asia Prize : 2004 |
| Awarded “Nikkei Asia Prize for Regional Growth” by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. (Nikkei) in 2004. |
| 52 |
SPAIN : Golden Cross of the Civil Order of the Social Solidarity : 2005 |
| Awarded “Golden Cross of the Civil Order of the Social Solidarity” by the Spanish Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in May, 2005. |
| 53 |
U.S.A. : Freedom Award : 2005 |
| Awarded “Freedom Award” by the America’s Freedom Foundation, Provo, Utah, U.S.A. in July, 2005. |
| 54 |
BANGLADESH : Bangladesh Computer Society Gold Medal : 2005 |
| Awarded “Bangladesh Computer Society Gold Medal” by the Bangladesh Computer Society, Bangladesh in July, 2005. |
| 55 |
ITALY : Prize Il Ponte : 2005 |
| Awarded ” Prize Il Ponte ” by the Fondazione Europea Guido Venosta, Italy in November, 2005. |
| 56 |
SPAIN : Foundation of Justice : 2005 |
| Awarded “Foundation of Justice 2005” by the Foundation of Justice, Valencia, Spain in January, 2006. |
| 57 |
U.S.A : Harvard University, Neustadt Award : 2006 |
| Awarded “Neustadt Award” by Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, U.S.A. in May, 2006. |
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U.S.A : Global Citizen of the Year Award: 2006 |
| Awarded “Global Citizen of the Year Award” by Patel Foundation for Global understanding, Tampa, Florida, U.S.A in May, 2006. |
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NETHERLAND : Franklin D. Roosevelt Freedom Award: 2006 |
| Awarded “Franklin D. Roosevelt Freedom Award” by Roosevelt Institute, Middleburg, Province of New Zeeland, The Netherlands in May, 2006. |
| 60 |
SWITZERLAND : ITU World Information Society Award: 2006 |
| Awarded “ITU World Information Society Award” by International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland in May, 2006. |
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KOREA : Seoul Peace Prize : 2006 |
| Awarded “Seoul Peace Prize 2006” by Seoul Peace Prize Cultural Foundation, Seoul, Korea in October, 2006. |
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SPAIN : Convivencia (Good Fellowship) of Ceuta Award : 2006 |
| Awarded “Convivencia (Good Fellowship) of Ceuta 2006” by Fundacion Premio Convivencia, Ceuta, Spain in October, 2006. |
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NORWAY : Nobel Peace Prize : 2006 |
| Awarded “Nobel Peace Prize 2006” in October, 2006. |
| 64 |
INDIA : Disaster Mitigation Award 2006: |
| Awarded “Disaster Mitigation Award 2006” by FIRST INDIA Disaster Management Congress 2006, Delhi, India in November, 2006. |
| 65 |
INDIA : Shera Bangalee 2006 : |
| Awarded “SHERA BANGALEE 2006” by ETV, India in February, 2007. |
| 66 |
USA : Global Trailblazer Award 2007 : |
| Awarded “Global Trailblazer Award 2007” by the Vital Voices, Washington DC, USA in March, 2007. |
| 67 |
USA : ABICC Award For Leadership In Global Trade : 2007 : |
| Awarded “ABICC Award For Leadership in Global Trade 2007” by ABICC, Miami, USA in March, 2007. |
| 68 |
USA : Social Entrepreneur Award 2007 : |
| Awarded “Social Entrepreneur Award 2007” by the Geoffrey Palmer Center for Social Entrepreneurship and the Law, Pepperdine School of Law, USA in January, 2007. |
| 69 |
USA : Global Entrepreneurship Leader Award 2007 : |
| Awarded “Global Entrepreneurship Leader Award 2007” by the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, USA in April, 2007. |
| 70 |
SPAIN : RED CROSS Gold Medal 2007 : |
| Awarded “Red Cross Gold Medal 2007” by the Red Cross Society, Spain in 2007. |
| 71 |
INDIA : Rabindra Nath Tagore Birth Centenary Plaque 2007 : |
| Awarded “Rabindra Nath Tagore Birth Centenary Plaque 2007” by the Asiatic Society, Kolkata, India in May, 2007. |
| 72 |
NETHERLAND : EFR-Business Week Award 2007 : |
| Awarded “EFR-Business Week Award 2007” by the University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands in May 2007. |
| 73 |
U.S.A. : Nichols-Chancellor’s Medal : |
| Awarded “Nichols-Chancellor’s Medal” by the Vanderbilt University, U.S.A. in May, 2007. |
| 74 |
GERMANY : Vision Award 2007 : |
| Awarded “Vision Award 2007” by the Global Economic Network, Berlin, Germany in June, 2007. |
| 75 |
U.S.A : BAFI Global Achievement Award 2007 : |
| Awarded “BAFI Global Achievement Award 2007” by the Bangladesh-American Foundation Inc., U.S.A in July, 2007. |
| 76 |
INDIA : Sakaal Person of the Year Award 2007 : |
| Awarded “Sakaal Person of the Year Award 2007” by the Sakaal Group of Publications, India in November, 2007. |
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PHILIPPINES : First AHPADA Global Award : |
| Awarded “1st AHPADA Global Award” by the ASEAN Handicraft Promotion and Development Association (ASPADA), Philippines in November, 2007. |
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