RDRS Bangladesh has won the 2006 Award for Best Programme in Microcredit for the Hardcore Poor.

Citygroup Microentrepreneurship Awards, a global effort of the Citigroup Foundation were formally announced in Dhaka on 19 September 2006, recognising those who had set outstanding example for others in micro-credit activities in Bangladesh.

The Awards were given by the Bangladesh Education Minister Dr Osman Farruk at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel in the following categories :

Mr Tapan K Karmaker, Director (Finance), RDRS Bangladesh, receives award for ‘Best Programme for the Hardcore Poor’  from Bangladesh Education Minister Dr Osman Farruk while former adviser to Caretaker Government Rokia A Rahman and Stesi Mores, International Private Sector Representative look on.