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HSBC Export Excellence Awards 2009
Exporters in five categories have been honoured with the "HSBC Export Excellence Awards 2009" in a ceremony at Dhaka on Wednesday, 21 April 2010. The awards have been introduced to recognise the excellence of the exporters of Bangladesh. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Limited in Bangladesh, through this initiative, seeks to recognise the contribution made to the nation's global image and economic growth by the exporters of Bangladesh through this initiative.
The world's local bank has recognised 5 best exporting organisations in 5 categories through the "HSBC Export Excellence Awards 2009".
Five exporters of Bangladesh were awarded as the "Exporters of the Year" in different categories, commemorating their international business success as well as admirable business excellence. The winners in respective categories are:
| Exporter of the Year | Award Category |
| DBL Group | RMG and Textile: Group A (annual export turnover of USD50 million or more) |
| Interfab Shirt Manufacturing Ltd | RMG and Textile: Group B (annual export turnover less than USD50 million) |
| Youngone Group | Exporters in the Export Processing Zones (EPZ) of Bangladesh |
| Nasir Group | Exporters in the Traditional and Emerging sectors (annual export turnover of USD3 million or more) |
| Creation (Pvt.) Ltd. | Small and Medium enterprises (annual export turnover less than USD3 million) |
The awards were handed over to the winner by Dr. Atiur Rahman, Governer, Bnagladesh bank, Mr Abdul Karim, Pricipal Secretary Prime Minister's Office, and Dr Towfique Elahi Chowdhuri bir Bikram, Advisor to the Prime minister.
On behalf of the juries, Foreign Secretary, Mr Mijarul Quayes spoke at the occasion.
Congratulating the winners of 'HSBC Export Excellence Awards 2009', Mr Sanjay Prakash - CEO of HSBC in Bangladesh said "It is thus important for us to uphold the unique stories of how our exporters are going from strength to strength to establish "Made in Bangladesh" products across the globe. This is also a great marketing story for "Brand Bangladesh".
Thanking all the participants and the business community for their support, HSBC's Corporate Banking Head Mr Md Mahbub-ur Rahman reiterated "We want to celebrate the success of our exporters and be a partner in helping Bangladesh move from a trade deficit to a trade surplus country in the near future."
Bangladesh Brand Forum was HSBC's knowledge partner in this programme.
