Full of pure oxygen. “Forest City”. The name of the country is Singapore. Singapore, a small island country, has achieved tremendous growth and prosperity from virtually nothing. Just hearing the name Singapore brings to mind a cosmopolitan city. All around the city is glittering. High-rise buildings, famous expensive shopping malls, a wonderful example of modern lifestyle.

The First Singapore Achievers Awards Gala Night 2023 was held on 11th June 2023 at 7:30pm Singapore time at Orchid Room, Social Service Club, Bukit Batak. Captain Md Irshad Ali, Managing Director of AlUnited Maritime and Trading Pvt Ltd was present as the Chief Guest at the First Singapore Achievers Awards 2023 organized by Voice Asian. In his speech at the First Singapore Achievers Awards Night, he said:

Greetings and congratulations to all the dignitaries, special guests and award winners present at the First Singapore Achievers Awards Night organized by VoiceAsian.news, the only mouthpiece of Bengali Society in Asia. Great to be present at this special event today. This initiative of VoiceAsian will be a milestone for Bengalis in diaspora. As far as I know, this is the first awards night organized entirely by our society. That’s why I am honored editor and CEO of VoiceAsian Special thanks to  Eng. Mosarrof Jewel. Because of this special arrangement of his, we feel proud even sitting on foreign soil today. I want to be by his side in such events in the future.

Congratulations to those who have achieved this special honor today. It is hoped that you will carry the standard of our country’s red-green flag to a higher peak in Singapore by being bestowed with this special honour. For those of you who did not receive the award today, I hope you will achieve this award next year through your success.

I would like to thank and greet all of you who are here today as guests of honor enjoying this event. I request the Singapore Diaspora Bengali Society to stand by the organizers of any such event abroad.

Finally, I am grateful to VoiceAsian, their news team and  Eng. Mosarrof Jewel. Today First Singapore sets a rare precedent by honoring me as the Chief Guest at the Achievers Awards Night. In the future, I would like to be with the expatriate Bengalis in any of your events. Also I and we expats would like to stay with VoiceAsian through any kind of collaboration.

Finally, I conclude my speech by wishing good health to all the guests coming to this event. Thank you all.

The crest of “First Singapore Achievers Awards” is given to those Bengalis living in Singapore who are successful and bright stars in their respective fields. This is the first time that this special awards for Singapore expatriate Bengalis has been held in Singapore. “First Singapore Achievers Awards” 2023 is organized by VoiceAsian.news, the only mouthpiece of the Bengali community in Asia.

Honorees at the First Singapore Achievers Awards 2023: Miss Zinnatul Kabir, owner of Posh & Pretty in the Fashion Garment category, TMT Quick Service Restaurant in the Restaurant category, Kalam Enterprises in the ICT (Recycle) category, AlUnited Maritime & Trading Pte Ltd in the Marine Business category, Captain Mohammad Emdad Hossain in the Marine Job category, SM Shahan Shah in New Ship Building category, TMT Travel & Tour Pvt Ltd in Travel & Tourism category, Md Akram Hossain of Bangladesh Fashion Pvt Ltd in Garments category, Sirajul Islam in Agriculture category, Abu Taher Mia and Kazi Mohammad Asaduzzaman respectively in Social Activities category, Jahanara Rahman Baby in Art and Culture category, Shabnam Akhtar in Teacher of the Year category, Tanmoy Travel and Tour Pvt Ltd in Emerging Travel and Tour category, Mohammad Zahirul Islam in Sports category, Mirza Golam Sabur in Person of the Year category, Agrani Exchange House Pvt Ltd in the category Bank of the Year, Abu Shuja Mohammad Shariful Islam in the Banker of the Year category, Silvia Ship Trade in the Ship Breaking category, Summit Power International in the Power and Energy category.

Notably, among the various Bengali events organized in Singapore, “First Singapore Achievers Awards” is the first with which Singapore’s popular FM channel Radio Masti is associated as a digital media partner.