Standard Chartered and Channel i will host the finale for the eighth iteration of the Standard Chartered – Channel i Agrow Award in March, a press release said Wednesday. The programme, which has been around since 2014, recognises and celebrates the trailblazers shaping our nation’s agriculture sector. This year’s programme was launched in August of 2022. Since then, 493 pitches have been submitted for evaluation. Following the close of the submission period, a research agency was engaged to evaluate and shortlist the submissions. The shortlisted entries were then adjudged by an august Jury Board, consisting of local and international specialists, academics, and industry leaders. The Jury Board for the 8th Agrow Award was chaired by Shykh Seraj, Director and Head of News, Channel i. Members of the Jury Board included: Dr. Atiur Rahman, Former Governor, Bangladesh Bank; Dr. Lutful Hassan, Vice Chancellor, Bangladesh Agricultural University; Dr. Md. Shajahan Kabir, Director General, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI); and Zakia Naznin, National Gender & Socio-Economic Analyst, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Bangladesh. Also present were Naser Ezaz Bijoy, Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Bangladesh and Bitopi Das Chowdhury, Head of Corporate Affairs, Brand & Marketing, Standard Chartered Bangladesh.
