Citibank NA, Bangladesh on Friday honoured some individuals who significantly contributed to the development of Bangladesh and received international recognition for their outstanding work, at the bank's 200th anniversary celebration in Dhaka.

Citi Bangladesh celebrated the bank's 200th anniversary with clients, stakeholders, regulators, civil society and community partners at a hotel in Dhaka on Friday.

The bank honoured individuals who contributed significantly to the development of Bangladesh, according to a statement of the bank yesterday.

Recipients of the honours included: Sir Fazle Hasan Abed for being conferred Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 2010; Latifur Rahman for Oslo Business for Peace Award in 2012, and Ramon Magsaysay awardees: Tahrunnesa Ahmed Abdullah, Zafarullah Chowdhury, Reverend Father Richard William Timm, Angela Gomes, Prof Abdullah Abu Sayeed, Matiur Rahman, and AHM Noman Khan.

The other Bangladeshi Magsaysay award recipients -- Prof Muhammad Yunus, Mohammed Yeasin and Rizwana Hasan -- could not attend the event.

Sir Abed, who is also the founder and chairperson of BRAC, presented the keynote paper on financial inclusion, and Latifur Rahman, chairman and chief executive officer of Transcom Group, spoke on ethical business practices.

Rashed Maqsood, managing director and Citi country officer, and Terence K Cuddyre, Citi cluster head of Bangladesh, Brunei and Sri Lanka, were also present.

News: The Daily Star/Bangladesh/12-Nov-12