Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presented Bangabandhu National Agricultural Award-1417 (Bengali Era) to Mr. Nizamuddin Faruquee, Chairman of LGED's Water Management Cooperative Association (WMCA) under Sadar upazila of Laxmipur district at a formal ceremony in Dhaka on 29 April 2012. Begum Matia Chowdhury, Minister for Agriculture chaired the award giving ceremony.