Noman Khan wins Magsaysay

Dhaka, Aug 2 (bdnews24.com) – Bangladesh's A H M Noman Khan has been announced one of the seven recipients of the 2010 Ramon Magsaysay Awards.

The trustee board of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) on Monday declared that seven individuals from Bangladesh, China, Japan, and the Philippines will receive this noteworthy Asian award.

"In electing Noman the board recognised his pioneering leadership in mainstreaming persons with disabilities in the development process of Bangladesh, and in working vigorously with all sectors to build a society that is truly inclusive and barrier-free," the RMAF website says.

Noman, the tenth Bangladeshi to receive the award, is the executive director of Centre for Disability in Development (CDD), a non-governmental organisation, established in 1996. He is the former secretary general of the National Forum of Organisations Working with the Disabled (NFOWD).

Since its establishment, the CDD has trained over 10,000 development workers from 350 organisations in Bangladesh on services, creating opportunities for persons with disabilities.

The six other recipients are Tadatoshi Akiba from Japan, Christopher Bernido and Ma Victoria Carpio-Bernido from the Philippines, Huo Daishan and Pan Yue and Fu Qiping from China.

They will be conferred the Magsaysay Award at a ceremony to be held on Aug 31, 2010 at the Cultural Centre of the Philippines, where 277 previous recipients are expected to attend.

This year's Magsaysay Award winners will each receive a certificate, a medallion bearing the likeness of the late president, and a cash prize.

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