The 9th Rapport Award for Excellence in Human Resource Development-2009 Ceremony was held recently at Summer Palace Hotel. This annual event of Rapport Bangladesh Limited was chaired by Dr Sa-adat Husain, Chairman, Public Service Commission. Dr Hafiz G A Siddiqi, Vice-Chancelor of North South University spoke on the occasion as the Special Guest. The Chief Guest on the occasion Prof (Dr) Muzaffer Ahmad, eminent economist presented citation to 10 Award Recipients. The recipients of award were Dr Atiur Rahman, Governor, Bangladesh Bank, Mr Zaglul A Chowdhury, Senior Journalist & Columnist, Prof (Dr) Ashraf Uddin Chowdhury, Professor of the Department of Economic, Dhaka University, Dr Muhammad Mahboob Ali, Professor, School of Business and Economcis, Atish Dipankar Universty of Science and Technology, Prof (Dr) Khawaja Amjad Saeed, Principal, Hailey College of Banking & Finance, University of the Punjab, Pakistan, Mr Sharu S Rangnekar, Eminent Management Consultant & Trainer, India, Dr Sachin S Vernerkar, Director, Bharati Vidyapeeth’s, Institute of Management & Research, India, Ms Rita Bhimani, Ritam Communication, India, Dr K Venkatasubramanian, Chief Executive Officer, Dr Venkat & Associates, India, Mr Upaul Majumdar, Director, Upgrade Management Services (Pvt) Ltd, India.

The function was addressed, besides the Chief Guest, by Mr Sharu S Ranenekar, Dr Sa-adat Husain, Mr Zaglul A Chowdhury and Mrs Rupali Chowdhury. The function was moderated by Dr M Mosharraf Hossain, Chairman & Managing Director, Rapport Bangladesh Limited