Thirty-two individuals or organisations will be honoured with Bangabandhu Jatiya Krishi Puroshkar-1424, (Bangabandhu National Agriculture Award-1424), the highest state recognition in the agriculture sector.
Of them, five will receive gold medals, nine silver medals and 18 bronze medals for their outstanding contribution to different fields in agriculture, a press release said.
It was informed at the fifth meeting of trust board of Bangabandhu National Agriculture Award at the concerned ministry’s conference room at the Secretariat here on Tuesday.
Agriculture Minister and Chairman of Bangabandhu Krishi Puroshkar Trust Dr Md Abdur Razzaque presided over the meeting.
During the year of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth centenary, Bangabandhu National Agriculture Award-1425 and 1426 will also be given.
