<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">Bangladesh won two prizes in two out of the six categories of the Zayed Sustainability Awards in the UAE.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The prizes were in 'Water' and 'Global High Schools' categories.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">UAE President Sheik Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan handed over the prizes to the winners at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week opening ceremony in presence of several heads of states &amp; governments including the president of the Republic of Korea.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bangladesh ambassador to the UAE Abu Zafar was also present at the ceremony and congratulated the winners and commended their innovative works that raised the flag of Bangladesh very high in this global event.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">NGO Local Environment Development and Agricultural Research Society (LEDARS) working on integrated water resource management approach in disaster-prone coastal area likely Sundarban and Satkhira won the prize in 'Water' category with $ 600,000.00</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Starting its journey in 1996, it has been supporting vulnerable communities with water management solutions to make saline ground water suitable for drinking and cultivating crops.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On the other hand, Dhaka Residential Model College working on nutrient conservation secured the school category prize with $100,000.00.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mentionable, the Zayed Sustainability Prize, an evolution of the Zayed Future Energy Prize, is the UAE’s pioneering global award in sustainability and a tribute to the legacy of the late founding father of the UAE, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To recognise and reward the achievements of those who are driving impactful, innovative and inspiring sustainability solutions across five distinct categories--Health, Food, Energy, Water and Global High Schools, it has been awarding since its journey in 2008. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>