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Independence Day Award, Bangladesh's highest civilian honours - Winners, 1990-1999:
List of Independence Day Award recipients |
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Independence Day Award, Bangladesh's highest civilian honours - Winners, 1990-1999:
Two individuals were awarded.
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Aminul Islam | science and technology | |
| Muhamad Yasin | rural development |
Three individuals were awarded.
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Naeb Subedar Shah Alam | Sports | |
| Shamsur Rahman | Literature | |
| M Innas Ali | Science and technology |
Two individuals and one organization were awarded.
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Rice Research Institute | science and technology | organization |
| Kazi Zaker Husain | education | |
| Zahir Raihan | literature | posthumous |
Five individuals were awarded.
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Qazi Abdul Alim | Sports | |
| Abul Kashem | Education | Posthumous |
| SM Sultan | Fine arts | |
| Jahanara Begum | Rural development | |
| A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury | Medical science |
Four individuals and one organization were awarded.
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Directorate of the Geological Survey of Bangladesh | science and technology) [1] | organization |
| Ahsan Habib | literature | posthumous |
| Atiqur Rahman | sports | |
| Mobarak Hossain Khan | music | |
| Grameen Bank | rural development | organization |
Seven individuals were awarded.
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah-Al-Muti | science and technology | |
| Alhaz Moulavi Kazi Ambar Ali | education | |
| Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad | literature | posthumous |
| Begum Ferdausi Rahman | music | |
| Begum Syed Iqbal Mand Banu | social service | |
| Zakaria Pintoo | sports | |
| Syed Mohammad Ali | journalism |
Eight individuals were awarded.
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Moulavi Abdul Hashim | literature | |
| Anjuman Mufidul Islam | social work | organization |
| Mohammad Abdul Jabbar | music | |
| Sabina Yasmin | music | |
| Professor A. M. Zahurul Haq | science and technology | |
| Dr. Kazi Abul Monsur | medical science | |
| Kazi Salahuddin | sports | |
| Safiuddin Ahmed | fine arts |
Ten individuals were awarded.
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Munshi Siddique Ahmed | science and technology | |
| Nurul Islam | medical science | |
| Kabir Chowdhury | education | |
| Abdul Matin | education | |
| Sufia Kamal | literature | |
| Shawkat Osman | literature | |
| Abdul Alim | music | posthumous |
| Jahanara Imam | social work | |
| Syed Mohammad Hossein | social work | |
| Dhirendranath Datta | language and independence movements | posthumous |
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Shahidullah Kaiser | literature | posthumous |
| Abdul Mosabber Chowdhury | science and technology | |
| Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib | liberation war | posthumous |
| Syed Nazrul Islam | liberation war | posthumous |
| Tajuddin Ahmed | liberation war | posthumous |
| Captain Mansur Ali | liberation war | posthumous |
| A. H. M. Kamruzzaman | liberation war | posthumous |
| Abdur Rab Serniabat | liberation war | posthumous |
| Sheikh Fazlul Huq Moni | liberation War | posthumous |
| Sheikh Kamal | sports | posthumous |
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Mazharul Islam | architecture | |
| Fazlur Rahman Khan | architecture | posthumous |
| Mohammad Kibria | fine arts | |
| Sikandar Abu Zafar | literature | posthumous |
| Brojen Das | sports | posthumous |
| Begum Badrunnesa Ahmed | social work | |
| Kalim Sharafi | music | |
| A. Q. M. Bazlul Karim | education | |
| A.F.Salahuddin Ahmed | education | |
| Abdus Samad Azad | liberation war | |
| Rashiduddin Ahmad | medical science | |
| A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid | [2] |
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