Prof up for award in Transport policy for business innovation 20 years approved

THE work of a professor has earned him a nomination for the Business Innovation Award at the UK Bangladesh Catalysts of Commerce and Industry (UKBCCI) Awards, which take place in October.

The awards were launched in 2016 to celebrate the impact and contribution of the UK and Bangladesh business and industries finest to the UK’s economy.

Professor Parvez Haris was born in Sylhet in 1964 and moved to the UK in 1975, where his father owned a restaurant in Cardiff.

He holds the chair of biomedical science at De Montfort University and served as the head of research for the School of Allied Health Sciences for many years.

He is engaged in research at the interface of chemistry, life, health and environmental sciences.

Bajrool Rashid, president of UKBCCI said of the awards: “Each year we aim to highlight the incredible impact of British Bangladeshi’s here and internationally.”

Prof Harris is one of three individuals selected as finalists for the Business Innovation Award.

The winner will be selected by a panel of judges, led by Lord Karan Bilimoria, and will be announced at a gala on October 6. PROPOSALS intended to help guide transport in a county over the next 20 years have been approved.

Moving Rutland Forward is set to run until 2036 and is intended to remains flexible.

Individual policies will be developed around specific transport issues, with input from residents and service users.

The key aims set out in the plan are as follows:

■■Supporting a high level of health and wellbeing, including combating rural isolation.

■■Ensuring the transport needs of Rutland’s most vulnerable residents can continue to be met. ■■Supporting Rutland’s growing population and local economy.

Councillor Lucy Stephenson, cabinet member for transport, said: “When we talk about local transport we don’t just mean bus services; we mean car use, cycling and walking, all of which need to be carefully considered and work together.

“An effective transport network is key to supporting education, employment, tourism and access to healthcare in rural areas.

“Our Local Transport Plan sets a direction of travel for how to achieve this.”

MRF has been in development since 2016.