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The final round of the HSBC Environment Champions was recently held at a local city hotel.

Steve Banner, Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Bangladesh, AKM Zakaria, assistant editor of Prothom Alo and M Sami Hafiz, Corporate Responsibility and Communications Manager were present on the occasion.

HSBC Environment Champions was organised to raise awareness about the environment among the students of Bangladesh. Students of class 8 to 10 from schools across the country were asked to submit their ideas and thoughts about conserving the environment. A total of 194 ideas were received for the competition, out of which, the 10 best ideas were selected for presentation in the final round. The students briefly presented their opinions and ideas about conserving the environment in front of a panel of judges. At the end of the presentations, Steve Banner handed over prizes to the first, second and third prize winners based on the judgment of the panel of judges.

Surobhi Saha Roy from Mohammadpur Preparatory School was the first prize winner. She presented her idea of bio-textile technology to prevent soil erosion. The second and third prize winners were Sohel Rana from Rani Bilashmoni Boys High School, Gazipur and Zahidur Rahman from Uttara High School respectively. Sohel Rana presented his idea of proper waste management and Zahidur Rahman presented the effect and solution of 'Jhum' cultivation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.

On the occasion, M. Sami Hafiz said that the environmental awareness amongst the students is very encouraging and he hoped that the students would continue their efforts to conserve the environment in the future.