1 PRESIDENTS AWARD : 1978

Originator of the concept of Three-share Farming (Tebhaga Khamar) as a Jo'int farming operation. Organised Nabajug Tebhaga Khamar In Jobra. Chittagong In 1975. around a deep tubewell whldh 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.

2. RAMON MAG8AYSAY AWARD : 1984

Awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award In the Field of "Community Leadership" In 1984 for "Enabling Jhe' neediest rural men and womenxo make themselves productive with sound group-managed credit."

3. 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 th?m.

4 INDEPENDENCE DAY AWARD : 1987

Awarded the Independence Day Award. 1987. by the President for the outstanding contribution in rural de velopment. This is the highest civilian national award of Bangladesh.

5 AGA KHAN AWARD FOR ARCHITECTURE : 1989 Awarded Aga Khan Award For Architecture. 1989 by

to Grameen Bank

1 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.

2 KING BAUDOUIN INTERNATIONAL

DEVELOPMENT PRIZE : 1993

Awarded "The King Baudouin International. Development Prize 1992' for Its recognition of the role of women in the nro

Geneva-based Aga Khan Foundation for designing and operating Grameen Bank J lousing 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.

6. HUMANITARIAN AWARD :

Awarded 1993 Humanitarian Award by the CARE. USA in recognition of role In providing a uniquely pragmatic and effective method of empowering poor women and men to embark on income generating activities.

7. MOHAMED SAHABDEEN AWARD FOR SCIENCE (SOCIO-ECONOMIC) : 1903 Awarded Mohamed Safiabdeen Award for Science (Socio-Economic) In 1993 (Sri Lanka).

8. WORLD FOOD PRIZE : 1994 Awarded 1994 World Food Prize by World Food Prize Foundation. USA tn 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 this lives.

9. HONORARY DEGREE

1) Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa, by the University of East Angalla. UK. in 1992.

2) Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Humanities by the Oberlin College. USA in 1993.

10. HONOUR ;

Legislature of Negros Occidental, a province of the Philippines, passed a resolution awarding the sta: tus of "Adopted Son o( Negros Occidental" for the contribution made to the poorest of the poor of the province.

icss gf development and the novelty of- a financial credit system 'contributing to the improvement1 of the social and material condition of women and their families in rural areas.

3. INDEPENDENCE DAY AWARD : 1994

Awarded Independence Day Award for outstanding contribution to Rural Development (Bangladesh).

4 TUN ABDUL RAZAK AWARD

Awarded 1994 Tun Abdul Razak Award to an organisation for the Bank's unique scheme to lend money to the poorest of the poor and thus transform the lives of thousands of impoverished people (Malaysia)