Honda Foundation from Japan is organizing Honda Young Engineer & Scientist’s (Y-E-S) Award – 2024in Bangladesh held onJune28, 2025. Today,a prestigious Award for Young University Students who are studying in Engineering & Science fields in the BUET, CUET, KUET & RUET.
The ceremony was graced by Mr. Naoki Takahashi, Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM), Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh, Dr. Ainun Nishat, Chief Evaluator of Honda Y-E-S award program in Bangladesh, Mr. Masaki Tsunoda, Managing Director of Honda Foundation, Mr. Susumu Morisawa, Managing Director & CEO of Bangladesh Honda Private Limited, Mr. Shah Muhammad Ashequr Rahman, Chief Marketing Officer of Bangladesh Honda Private Limited, Mr. Kazuiki Kataoka, JETRO Country Representative of Bangladesh, Mr. Ashir Uddin Ahmed, Associate Professor of Kyushu University- Japanand representatives of respective universities.
The winners of this year’s Honda ‘Young Engineer and Scientist’s (Y-E-S) Award 2024’ are- Anik Saha, Fairuz Mubashwera, Taslima Hossain Sanjana and Sadman Sakib Himel from Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET).
The objective of this award is to “foster future leaders of science and technology fields to spearhead the growth of Asian countries in the future”. The Y-E-S Award program aims to discover and encourage students who would become the future leaders to develop and implement innovative technologies that help to realize truly humane civilization, maintaining the harmony of human being and its surrounding environment. The program initially kicked off in Vietnam in 2006 and it has been also implemented inIndia 2007, Laos and Cambodia in 2008, Myanmar in 2014, it was introduced in Bangladesh in 2019 to support the development and promotion of young leaders to spearhead the growth of these countries in the future. Specifications of the program vary country by country to attain optimal results.
In Bangladesh, Honda Foundation (HOF) intended to arrange Y-E-S (Young Engineer & Scientist’s) Award with four public Engineering universities:
- Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
- Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET)
- Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) and
- Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET)
The program is annually selecting up to 4 undergraduate students of its designated universities in Bangladesh to award a USD 3,000 each student. Furthermore, the awardees can receive as additional award / grant up toUSD 10,000 under Honda Y-E-S Award Plus program, if they continue their study and training within 4 years after the receipt of the Honda Y-E-S Award either via masters, doctoral or study abroad programs in Japanese universities at Japan, or via internship programs in Japanese research organizations or private companies in Japan as approved by the Honda Foundation.