The four awards include Best Micro Finance Institution (MFI) of the Year, Most Innovative Business of the Year, Best Woman Microentrepreneur of the Year and Best Microentrepreneur of the Year.

The winners were finalised through a final advisory council and screening committee meeting where Wahiduddin Mahmud, eminent economist, Mohammed Farashuddin, president of Board of Governors of East West University, Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury, executive director of BRAC, Matiul Islam, chairman of Industrial & Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited, Matiur Rahman, editor of the Prothom Alo, and Ataus Samad, advisory editor of the Amar Desh, were present.

Besides, Abu Ahmed, chairman of Bangladesh Shilpa Bank, CQK Mustaq Ahmed, director general of NGO Affairs Bureau, Nasimul Ghani, director general of Prime Minister's Office, Mohammad Tareque, joint secretary of Finance Division, Ministry of Finance, Shykh Seraj, director & head of News of Channel i, Parveen Mahmud, deputy managing director of Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) and Mamun Rashid, Citigroup country officer, Bangladesh, were also present.

The awards will be presented to the four winners at a special ceremony in Dhaka on November 21.

The GMA Programme has been supported by the Citigroup Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Citigroup, and the UNCDF. Citibank NA Bangladesh has also acted as the local support to the programme.