Green Savers wins the “Bangabandhu National Agriculture Award 1426”

On Wednesday, October 12 2022, Ahsan Rony, Founder of Green Savers received the "Bangabandhu National Agricultural Award 1426" in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the agriculture sector.

Green Savers won this award for their initiatives in protecting the balance of the environment, raising awareness and providing solutions on urban and rooftop farming, research and projects with Government, Corporate and Development sector organizations, free medical services with mobile tree hospital and setting up student-led Green Clubs in 380 educational institutes across the country.  

Hon'ble. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined the award ceremony at the capital's Osmani Smriti Auditorium through video conference from the Ganabhaban.

This award was given to 15 individuals and institutions for the Bangla year 1425 and 29 individuals and institutions for the Bangla year 1426 under the initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture.

The event was also attended by the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock SM Rezaul Karim, Minister of Agriculture Dr Abdur Razzak and President of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture Ministry, Begum Matia Chowdhury.

Out of 44 award winners, 3 gold, 16 silver and 25 bronze medals were awarded at the event. Apart from this, the winners were given certificates and cash.

In 1973, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman introduced this award to take the country's agriculture-based economy to new heights.

Upon receiving the award, Ahsan Rony said, "This award will work as an encouragement and motivation for Green Savers to continue our work to restore green spaces of our nation".