Prizes and Awards - Read Mode
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Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913, Amartya Sen won in Economics in 1998, and Dr. Muhammad Yunus won the Peace Prize in 2006.
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Dr. Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for their efforts to create economic and social development from below.
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Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian lawyer and human rights activist, became the first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003 for her efforts for democracy.
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Afazuddin was awarded the Channel i Krishi Padak in 2009. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to the agricultural sector in Bangladesh.
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Rubana Huq, a Bangladeshi poet and businesswoman, received the SAARC Literature Award in 2009 for her contribution to South Asian literature and poetry.
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Paul Krugman won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2008 for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity.
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The film 'The Milk of Sorrow' (La Teta Asustada) directed by Claudia Llosa won the Golden Bear award at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival in 2009.
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Professor Muhammad Yunus was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 jointly with Grameen Bank for their work in poverty alleviation through microcredit.
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Naguib Mahfouz was the first Egyptian and Arab writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1988 for his works rich in nuance and realistic value.
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The Booker Prize is a prestigious literary award conferred each year for the best novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland.