Dr Md Sirajul Islam, an emeritus scientist of icddr,b, was awarded a gold medal, a crest and Tk 2 lakh on the 34th installation ceremony of the Rotary Club of Metropolitan Dhaka.
He got this "SEED" award for his breakthrough discovery of blue green algae as a reservoir of cholera and consequent innovation of the “Siraj Mixture” to neutralise the algae to control cholera.
The award was presented by Professor Emeritus of Dhaka University Dr Anisuzzaman on Saturday at a hotel in the capital.