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Elinor Ostrom became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2009 for her analysis of economic governance, especially the commons.
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The 2007 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded jointly to the IPCC and Al Gore for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change.
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In 2009, a record number of five women received Nobel Prizes: Elinor Ostrom (Economics), Herta Müller (Literature), Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider (Medicine), and Ada Yonath (Chemistry).
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Herta Müller, a Romanian-born German novelist, poet, and essayist, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2009 for her powerful writings on oppression.
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According to the Bangladesh Business Awards 2008, Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan was recognized as the Business Person of the Year for his corporate leadership.
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Elinor Ostrom made history in 2009 as the first female recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, sharing it with Oliver Williamson.
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Nafees Bin Zafar is the first Bangladeshi to win a Scientific and Technical Academy Award (Oscar) in 2007 for his contribution to fluid simulation systems.
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There are currently six Nobel Prize categories: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences (which was added later).
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'Third Person Singular Number' is a critically acclaimed Bangladeshi film directed by Mostafa Sarwar Farooqi, which premiered in 2009.
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UNESCO proclaimed International Mother Language Day in 1999, and it has been observed globally every year since February 21, 2000, to promote linguistic diversity.