Neelima Ibrahim was a Bangladeshi educationist,littérateur and social worker. She is well known for her scholarship on Bengali literature but even more so for her depiction of raped and tortured women in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War in her book Ami Birangana Bolchi. She was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1969,Begum Rokeya Padak in 1996 and Ekushey Padak in 2000 by the Government of Bangladesh for her contributions to Bangla literature.
Ekushey Padak is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh,introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contributions in a number of fields,including culture,education,and economics. The Ministry of Cultural Affairs administers the award.
Comilla Victoria Government College is a government college in Comilla,Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest and most renowned colleges in Comilla as well as in the Chittagong division. The college is located beside of Ranir Dighi on 32 acres of land including its intermediate and honors section.
Ajoy Roy was a Bangladeshi professor of physics at the University of Dhaka,but was best known for his prominent role in Bangladesh's human rights activism and freethinking. He was one of the eminent educationists promoting secular humanism in Bangladesh.
Maniruzzaman,also known as Mohāmmada Manirujjāmāna,was a Bangladeshi linguist. He was a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Chittagong. His publications included 36 authored books and 7 (seven) edited books;his writings included poetry,song lyrics,literary criticism and studies of folklore,as well as linguistics. He was awarded the 2015 Bangla Academy Literary Award in the Research category and the 2023 Ekushey Padak in the language and literature category.
Abdul Karim was a Bangladeshi historian. He served as the 5th vice-chancellor of the University of Chittagong. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1995 by the government of Bangladesh.
Nikhil Sen was a Bangladeshi dramatist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2018 by the Government of Bangladesh.
The State,Industrialization and Class Formations in India:a neo-marxist perspective on colonialism,underdevelopment and development is a book by Ekushey Padak laureate Bangladeshi social scientist Professor Dr. Anupam Sen. It describes the nature of the state in India and the role played by it in the evolution of the social economy,particularly in the growth of industry.
Muinul Islam is a Bangladeshi economist and academic. He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2018.
Ashraf Siddiqui was a Bangladeshi poet,researcher,folklorist,and essayist. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1964 and Ekushey Padak in 1988 by the Government of Bangladesh.
Harishankar Jaladas is a Bangladeshi novelist. In recognition of his contribution to Bengali language and literature,the government of Bangladesh awarded him the country's second highest civilian award Ekushey Padak in 2019.
Ghulam Arieff Tipoo was a Bangladeshi jurist,independence activist,and language movement activist. He was the Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal,a domestic war crimes tribunal in Bangladesh set up to investigate and prosecute suspects for the genocide committed during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
Pranab Kumar Barua was a Bangladeshi academic. He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the government of Bangladesh in 2019 for his contributions in the field of education. He served as one of the Advisers of Bangladesh Awami League.
Mongsen Ching Monsin was a Bangladeshi journalist,researcher and writer. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2016 for his contribution in research.
Bikiran Prasad Barua was a Bangladeshi physicist and educationist. He was chairman of the physics department of the University of Chittagong. In recognition of his contribution in education,the government of Bangladesh awarded him the country's second-highest civilian award Ekushey Padak in 2020.
Syed Mohammad Saifur Rahman Nizami is a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and researcher of Hadith. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2020 by the government of Bangladesh.
Ali Wazed Zafar is a Bangladeshi journalist. He is the incumbent Director General of the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB). In recognition of his contribution to journalism,the government of Bangladesh awarded him the country's second highest civilian award Ekushey Padak in 2020.
Motahar Hossain Talukder,also known as Motahar Master,was a politician from Sirajganj District of Bangladesh. He was posthumously awarded the Ekushey Padak in 2021 by the Government of Bangladesh for his significant contribution to the Bengali language movement.
Jinbodhi Bhikkhu is a Bangladeshi professor who teaches in the Department of Pali at the University of Chittagong. He was awarded the Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2024 for his special contribution to education.
