The Interior Designers Association of Bangladesh (IDAB) on Saturday organized the prestigious “IDAB Excellence in Interior Design Award 2024” to highlight and honor the excellence of the country’s interior design profession for the first time in Bangladesh in four award categories.

The grand award ceremony took place this evening at Hotel InterContinental, Dhaka with the presence of leading consultants from the architecture and interior design sectors, award recipients, and institution heads.

In the opening address, IDAB President Syed Kamrul Ahsan stated that Bangladesh’s interior design landscape is expanding rapidly, integrating creativity, modern design thinking, and local heritage to reach international standards.

Award Committee Chairman Shafiul Islam delivered a presentation on the competition’s objectives, evaluation framework, and judging criteria while Jury board representative and eminent interior designer Nasreen Zameer also shared her remarks. Special guest speakers included the President of the Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB), Architect Dr. Abu Sayeed M Ahmed; Chief Architect of the Department of Architecture, Md. Asifur Rahman Bhuiya; and Head of the Department of Architecture at BUET, Dr. S M Najmul Imam.

The event’s Chief Guest, renowned architect Shamsul Wares, emphasized the importance of advancing the creativity of young designers on the global stage and stressed the need for structured growth of the industry.

This year’s competition featured four categories—Residence, Corporate, Hospitality, and Retail—and the awards were presented by distinguished guests including Architect Shamsul Wares, IDAB President Syed Quamrul Ahsan, Architect Dr. Abu Sayeed M Ahmed, Dr. S M Najmul Imam of BUET, Rubana Sadia Alam of Shanto-Mariam University, Dr. MD. NAWROSE FATEMI of APU, Dr. Masudur Rahman of Southeast University, Masud Parvez Country Director of Gasdom, Ismail Hossain of Swish, KSM Minhaj, CEO of Asian Paints, and Rashedur Rahman the Managing Director of Marble De Carrara (Pvt.) Ltd., Md. Naimul Hossain Khan CEO of Wood Tech Recognitions across the categories were: Residence Category—First Prize Sarawat Iqbal Tesha, Monon Bin Yunus, Rajib Ahmed, Second Prize Sued Mahmud Hossain, Rafid Reasad and MD. Sibat Ahnaf, Third Prize Erena Khan Mumu; Corporate Category—First Prize Architect Daniel Haque, Second Prize Architect Nazirur Islam, Third Prize Sarawat Iqbal Tesha, Monon Bin Yunus and Rajib Ahmed; Hospitality Category—First Prize Architect Fatiha Polin, Second Prize Rafia Mariam Ahmed, Third Prize Khan Zahidul Islam; and Retail Category—First Prize Architect Mahmudul Anwar Riyaad, Second Prize Farheen Alia, Third Prize Rafia Mariam Ahmed.

The event concluded with a captivating musical performance by the popular Bangladeshi band “Joler Gaan,” followed by a formal dinner.