List of Ekushey Padak award recipients (2020–2029)

List of Ekushey Padak award recipients in 2020s.

List of Ekushey Padak award recipients
1976–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–2029

2020

It was awarded to 20 people and 1 organisation. ^[1]

1. Aminul Islam Badsha, language movement (posthumous)
2. Begum Dalia Nausheen, music
3. Shankar Roy, music
4. Mita Haque, music
5. Golam Mostafa Khan, dance
6. SM Mohsin, acting
7. Farida Zaman, art
8. Haji Aktar Sardar, liberation war (posthumous)
9. AAM Mesbahul Haque, liberation war
10. Abdul Jabbar, liberation war (posthumous)
11. Zafar Wazed, journalism
12. Jahangir Alam Khan, research
13. Syed Mohammad Saifur Rahman, research
14. Bikiran Prasad Barua, education
15. Shamsul Alam, economics
16. Sufi Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, social welfare
17. Nuran Nabi, language and literature
18. Sikder Aminul Haq, language and literature (posthumous)
19. Nazmun Nesa Peyari, language and literature
20. Sayeba Akhter, medicine
21. Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, research

2021

It was awarded to 21 persons. ^[2]

1. Motahar Hossain Talukdar, language movement (posthumous)
2. Md. Shamsul Haque, language movement (posthumous)
3. Afsar Uddin Ahmed, language movement (posthumous)
4. Papia Sarwar, music
5. Raisul Islam Asad, performing arts
6. Salma Begum Sujata, performing arts
7. Ahmed Iqbal Haider, drama
8. Syed Salahuddin Zaki, film
9. Bhaswar Bandyopadhyay, recitation
10. Pavel Rahman, photography
11. Golam Hasnayen, Liberation War
12. Fazlur Rahman Faruque, Liberation War
13. Syeda Issabela, Liberation War (posthumous)
14. Ajoy Dasgupta, journalism
15. Samir Kumar Saha, research
16. Mahfuza Khanam, education
17. Mirza Abdul Jalil, economics
18. Kazi Kamruzzaman, social service
19. Quazi Rosy, language and literature
20. Bulbul Chowdhury, language and literature
21. Ghulam Murshid, language and literature

2022

In 2022, 24 people of the country were awarded "Ekushey Padak 2022" for their special contribution in various fields. ^{[3] [4]}

1. Mostafa MA Matin, language movement
2. Mirza Tofazzal Hossain Mukul, language movement
3. Motiur Rahman, Liberation War
4. Syed Muazzem Ali, Liberation War
5. QABM Rahman, Liberation War
6. Amjad Ali Khandaker, Liberation War
7. Zeenat Barkatullah, performing dance
8. Nazrul Islam Babu, music
9. Iqbal Ahmed, music
10. Mahmudur Rahman Benu, music
11. Khaled Khan, acting
12. Afzal Hossain, acting
13. Masum Aziz, acting
14. MA Malek, journalism
15. Goutam Buddha Das, education
16. SM Abraham Lincoln, social work
17. Gyanashree Mahathero, social work
18. Anwar Hossain, science and technology
19. Kamal Chowdhury, language and literature
20. Jharna Das Purkayastha, language and literature
21. MA Sattar Mandal, research
22. Md. Enamul Haque, research (as a team he is the team leader)
23. Shahanaz Sultana, research (group)
24. Jannatul Ferdous, research (group)

2023

2 organizations and 19 individuals. ^[5]

1. Bidyanondo Foundation
2. Bangladesh National Museum
3. Khaleda Manzoor-e-Khuda (Language Movement) ^[6]
4. AKM Shamsul Haque (Language Movement; posthumously)
5. Haji Mohammad Majibor Rahman (Language Movement)
6. Masud Ali Khan (acting)
7. Shimul Yousuf (acting)
8. Manoranjan Ghoshal (music)
9. Gazi Abdul Hakim (music)
10. Fazal-e-Khuda (music; posthumously) ^[7]
11. Jayanta Chattopadhyay (recitation)
12. Nawazish Ali Khan (shilpakala)
13. Kanak Chanpa Chakma (painting)
14. Momtaz Uddin (Liberation War; posthumously)
15. Shah Alamgir (journalism; posthumously)
16. Abdul Majid (research)
17. Mazharul Islam (education; posthumously)
18. Saidul Haque (social service)
19. Manjurul Imam (politics; posthumously)
20. Akhter Uddin Mia (politics, posthumously)
21. Moniruzzaman (language and literature)

2024

21 individuals. ^[8]

1. Ashrafuddin Ahmad (posthumous)
2. Hatem Ali Mia (posthumous)
3. Jalal Uddin Khan (music; posthumous)
4. Kalyani Ghosh (music)
5. Bidit Lal Das (music; posthumous)
6. Andrew Kishore (music; posthumous)
7. Shuvro Dev (music)
8. Shibli Mohammad (dance)
9. Dolly Zahur (acting)
10. Alamgir (acting)
11. Shimul Mustapha (recitation)
12. Rupa Chakraborty (recitation)
13. Shahjahan Ahmed Bikash (fine arts)
14. Kawsar Chowdhury (production and archiving of Liberation War-related documentaries)
15. Md Ziaul Haque (social service)
16. Rafiq Ahamed (social service)
17. Muhammad Samad (language and literature)
18. Lutfor Rahman Riton (language and literature)
19. Minar Mansur (language and literature)
20. Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah (language and literature; posthumous)
21. Jinabodhi Bhikkhu (education)

2025

It was awarded to 17 individuals and 1 organization. ^{[9] [10]}

1. Bangladesh women's national football team
2. Shahidul Zahir (language and literature; posthumous)
3. Helal Hafiz (language and literature; posthumous)
4. Shahidul Alam (culture and education)
5. Azizur Rahman (arts, posthumous)
6. Ustad Nirad Baran Barua (music)
7. Ferdous Ara (music)
8. Mehdi Hasan Khan, Rifat Nabi, Tanbin Islam Siyam, Shabab Mustafa (science and technology)
9. Mohammad Yusuf Chowdhury (social service; posthumous)
10. Moidul Hasan (research)
11. Niaz Zaman (education)
12. Nasir Ali Mamun (photography)
13. Rokeya Sultana (fine arts)
14. Mahfuz Ullah (journalism and human rights; posthumous)
15. Mahmudur Rahman (journalism and human rights)

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