Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr. Atiur Rahman is expected to receive the Gusi Peace Prize International for 2014 today (Wednesday).
Dr. Rahman is now in Manila for receiving the award. The central bank chief has been awarded this prestigious recognition earlier this month for his contributions as a ‘Poor Man's Economist’ as conferred in award citation.
“We expect that the honorable governor will receive the prestigious award today afternoon,” A F M Asaduzzaman, assistant spokesperson and general manager of the governor’s secretariat of the central bank, told BBN on Wednesday morning.
The BB governor is one of the 15 recipients of this year. The other winners are from Austria, China, Congo, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Nepal, Netherlands, the Philippines, Poland and Saudi Arabia. He is the second Bangladeshi to get this award.
The BB spokesperson also said the award will be handed over to the laureates at a colorful award giving ceremony at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Manila on Wednesday.
The Gusi Peace Prize, one of the foremost peace prize in Asia and the whole world given by Gusi Peace Prize International, based in Manila, Philippines.
In 2002 Gusi Peace Foundation introduced the peace award in the name of Javier Gusi who was a participant of Guerrilla war against Japan in the Second World War, turned politician, and became popular for his fight for human rights.
Main objectives of this prize is to give proper recognition through the conferment of awards of excellence and distinction to individuals or groups worldwide who have distinguished themselves as brilliant exemplars of society or who contributed toward the attainment of peace and respect for human life and dignity.
The BB governor is expected to return on November 28.
BBN/SSR/AD-26Nov14-10:29 am (BST)