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Thursday, April 29, 2010 05:35:57 PM, UNI

Kolkata: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed, noted Rabindrasangeet singer Suchitra Mitra and renowned scientist Prof Yash Pal are among the 24 people to be awarded by the Asiatic Society here on May 3 for their rich contributions in respective fields.

Informing this, Asiatic Society sources today said the annual awards of the three hundred-year-old renowned educational and research institute would be handed over to the recipients at a colourful function here by West Bengal Governor MK Narayanan after the Society's 226th Annual General Meeting next Monday.

Besides the Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Ms Mitra and Prof Pal, other eminent personalities who have been selected for the prestigious awards include president of Bangladesh Asiatic Society Professor Sirajul Islam, Deputy Director General of Indian Council for Agricultural Research Professor Swapan Kumar Dutta, noted Geologist C Leelanandam, noted neurologist Pritam Nasipuri, well-known social scientist Dileep Nachane, renowned Persian scholar Azarmi Dukht Safavi and well-known writer and journalist Nirendranath Chakraborty.

In addition, Dr Somendra Chandra Nandy would receive Honorary Fellowship of the Asiatic Society for his unmatched contribution to the field of history and historical studies, the sources informed. The award would comprise a shawl and a citation besides some cash prizes.

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