Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Banik Barta, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), organised the 'Gunijan Shongbordhona 2025' (Eminent Persons' Felicitation 2025) on Tuesday evening, honouring three distinguished personalities for their outstanding contributions to the country.

The eighth edition of the event was held at Radisson Blu Water Garden in the capital.

The programme began with an opening address by BIDS Director General Prof Dr A K Enamul Haque, while Banik Barta Editor and Publisher Dewan Hanif Mahmud conducted the event.

This year's honourees included renowned entrepreneur and former adviser to two caretaker governments Syed Manzur Elahi (posthumously); eminent academic, researcher, economist and f...