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Max Schmidheiny Foundation Freedom Prize: 1995

SWITZERLAND Awarded Max Schmidheiny Foundation Freedom Prize in 1995. Write comment (0 Comments)

Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Memorial Gold Medal Award: 1994

BANGLADESH Awarded Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Memorial Gold Medal Award in 1994. Write comment (0 Comments)

Pfeffer Peace Prize: 1994

U.S.A. 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. Write comment (0 Comments)

World Food Prize: 1994

U.S.A. 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. Write comment (0 Comments)

Rear Admiral M. A. Khan Memorial Gold Medal Award: 1993

BANGLADESH Awarded Rear Admiral Mahbub Ali Khan Memorial Gold Medal Award in 1993. Write comment (0 Comments)

Mohamed Sahabdeen Award for Science (Socio Economic): 1993

SRI LANKA Awarded Mohamed Sahabdeen Award for Science (Socio Economic) in 1993. Write comment (0 Comments)

Humanitarian Award: 1993

U.S.A. 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. Write comment (0 Comments)

Aga Khan Award For Architecture: 1989

SWITZERLAND 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. Write comment (0 Comments)

Central Bank Award: 1985

BANGLADESH 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. Write comment (0 Comments)

Independence Day award: 1987

BANGLADESH 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. Write comment (0 Comments)