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Balipara Foundation -- an Assam-based organisation in India working for conservation and sustainable livelihood -- recognised seven Bangladeshis for their outstanding conservation feat by awarding them Balipara Foundation Award.

Another eight received the same award from the South Asian region, including Bhutan and Nepal.

The award was accorded on the first day of the 10th Eastern Himalayan Naturenomics Forum, organised by Balipara Foundation at the auditorium of Independent University, Bangladesh yesterday.

Monirul H Khan, professor of Zoology at Jahangirnagar University, received The Late Latifur Rahman Naturenomics Award in memoriam of Latifur Rahman, founder chairman of Transcom Group, one of the leading figureheads behind ethical business in Bangladesh.

The rest of the awardees include Syeda Rizwana Hasan in the category of Green Legal Award and Mahfuz Ahmed Russel in the category of Rural Futures Rewild Award.

The Bangladesh Lifetime Award went to Golam Mainuddin for founding the largest private-sector-driven afforestation project with Bonayan Bangladesh. Delowar Jahan, co-founder of Prakritik Krishi Bipanan Kendra received the Food for the Future Award.