Dr Syeda Sultana Razia, professor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), receiving the prestigious 2023 The Hague Award at the inauguration of the 28th OPCW Annual Conference of the State Parties in The Hague, capital of the Netherlands, on Friday — PID Prof Dr Syeda Sultana Razia of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) was awarded the prestigious 2023 The Hague Award at OPCW annual Conferece of the State Parties, reports UNB.
Director General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ambassador Fernando Arias and Ambassador Henk van der Kwast, on behalf of the Dutch Government, jointly handed over the award to her at the inauguration of the 28th Session of the Conference of States Parties (CSP 28).
The other co-recipients were Spiez Laboratory (Switzerland) and Hubert K. Foy, Director of African Centre for Science and International Security.
OPCW recognized Dr Razia for her contributions in promoting chemical safety and security in Bangladesh as also her role as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) where she served as a member from 2018 to 2023 and "contributed in generating new knowledge for securing the world free from chemical weapons".
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