Dr Ruhul Abid, a Bangladeshi-American professor at Brown University Alpert Medical School in USA, and his nonprofit organisation Health and Education for All (HAEFA) were nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, by University of Massachusetts Boston.

Prof Jean-Philippe Belleau from the department of anthropology at UMASS Boston confirmed the news.

Abid is one of 211 individuals nominated for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize.

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