Prof Dwijen Sharma awarded
Prof Dwijen Sharma, an eminent botanist, was awarded “Nature Conservation Award-2011” for his outstanding contribution to the conservation of nature and natural resources in Bangladesh.
State Minister for Environment and Forests Dr Hasan Mahmud handed over a crest during an award ceremony jointly organised by Prokriti O Jibon Foundation and Channel i at a city hotel yesterday.
Meanwhile, Managing Director of Incepta Pharmaceuticals Abdul Muktadir handed over Tk 1 lakh cheque to Prof Sharma while Japan-Bangladesh Friendship Hospital announced lifetime free treatment facilities to the botanist.
Dwijen Sharma has written about 16 books on nature.
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