IDB Awards 3 Prizes to Scientific Institutions

Jeddah, May 24, SPA -- The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has awarded
prizes to three scientific institutions from Malaysia, Bangladesh,
and Turkey in recognition of their distinguished efforts in the
scientific field.

In a statement to Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the President of the
Bank Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Ali pointed out that the winning institutions
of the Bank's Prizes for Science and Technology in 2009 are the
University of Petra in Malaysia; Department of Physics at University
of the Middle East for Technology in Turkey and International Center
for Diarrheal Disease Research in Bangladesh.

It is noteworthy that the Bank's Prizes for Science and Technology
in three categories were founded in 2001 and each winner is awarded $
100,000 as well as a Certificate of Merit.


--SPA