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As a recognition to social service and significant contribution to the development of education. prominent social worker, Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited Founder Chairman and Dutch-Bangla Bank Foundation Chairman M Sahabuddin Ahmed and former Adviser to the caretaker government, former Education Secretary and educationist Kazi Fazlur Rahman have been selected for the Khanbahadur Ahsanullah Gold Medal Award 2006 and 2007 respectively.

They will formally awarded with gold medals at a function on November 29 next.

Since 1986 Dhaka Ahsania Mission has been giving this award in the name of renowned educationist, social reformer, spiritual sufist and former Assistant Director to Public Instruction of Bengal and Assam in British India Khanbahadur Ahsanullah.

Up-till now 15 renowned persons of the country have been awarded with this gold medal among which names may be mentioned of Mohammad Ferdous Khan, Dr Mohammad Ibrahim, SM Al Husseiny, Syed Ali Ahsan, Principal Dewan Mohammad Azraf, Azizul Huq, Dr MR Khan.

Justice Mostafa Kamal, Muhammad Shams-u-Huq, Prof Dr Wahid Uddin Ahmed, Dr Sirajul Haq, Dr Fashi Uddin Mahtab, Dr Md Shamser Ali and Professor Dr. M.H. Khan.