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StanChart, Channel i to host 8th Agrow Award finale in March


Published : 08 Feb 2023 09:21 PM

Standard Chartered and Channel i will host the finale for the eighth iteration of the Standard Chartered - Channel i Agrow Award in March. 

The programme recognises and celebrates the trailblazers shaping our nation’s agriculture sector.

This year’s programme was launched in August of 2022. Since then, 493 pitches have been submitted for evaluation. Following the close of the submission period, a research agency was engaged to evaluate and shortlist the submissions. 

The shortlisted entries were then adjudged by an august Jury Board, consisting of local and international specialists, academics, and industry leaders.

The Jury Board for the 8th Agrow Award was chaired by Shykh Seraj, Director and Head of News, Channel i. Members of the Jury Board included: Dr. Atiur Rahman, Former Governor, Bangladesh Bank; Dr. Lutful Hassan, Vice Chancellor, Bangladesh Agricultural University; Dr. Md. Shajahan Kabir, Director General, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI); and Zakia Naznin, National Gender & Socio-Economic Analyst, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Bangladesh. Also present were Naser Ezaz Bijoy, Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Bangladesh and Bitopi Das Chowdhury, Head of Corporate Affairs, Brand & Marketing, Standard Chartered Bangladesh. 

Naser Ezaz Bijoy, Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Bangladesh, said, “Our farmers and agriculturalists help us to put three meals a day on the table. The Standard Chartered - Channel i Agrow Award recognises these individuals and those who support them – encompassing the whole ecosystem. Standard Chartered is very proud to partner with Chanel i for the fourth time to host this year’s Agrow Award.

Dr. Atiur Rahman, Former Governor, Bangladesh Bank, said, “When deciding the awardees, we have made sure to take multiple dimensions into consideration. These awards are notable contributors to the revolution currently taking place across our agricultural space.”