Bangladesh Bank (BB) awarded 24 non-resident Bangladeshis (NBRs) for sending home the highest amount of remittance and investing in bonds in 2013 on Sunday.

The “Bangladesh Bank Remittance Award” was given in a function at a city hotel with BB deputy governor SK Sur Chowdhury in the chair, agency report said.

Among the 24 NRBs, 20 have been awarded as the highest remittance senders while the rest four have got the award for investing in bonds.

The 20 NRBs are: Mahiul Mohammad Khan, Dr. Mir Azmal Ali, Mohammad Mahtabur Rahman, Zafar Ahmed, Abul Kalam, Mohammad Emadur Rahman, SAK Ekramuzzaman, Md Rezaul Hasan, Nizam Mohammad Mia, Zakir Hossain, Nazmul Hossain Gazi, Md Emadul Islam, Abu Taher Mohammad Amanullah, Md Mukitur Rahman, Rabin Rahman, Ohid Mollah, Syed Abdul Quium and Ahmadul Amin.

The four awarded NRBs for investing bonds are: Mohammad Waliur Rahman, Abdul Karim, Md Aktar Hossain and Mizan Md Zahid.