 List of Independence Day Award recipients |
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Independence Day Award, Bangladesh's highest civilian honours - Winners, 2000-2009:
List of Independence Day Award recipients |
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Independence Day Award, Bangladesh's highest civilian honours - Winners, 2000-2009:
Ten individuals were awarded. [1]
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Syed Shamsul Haque | literature | |
| Binod Bihari Chowdhury | social work | |
| Ajit Ray | music | |
| Ustad Khurshid Khan | music | |
| Sardar Fazlul Karim | education | |
| Shahabuddin | painting | |
| Maulana Abdur Rashid Tarkabagish | literature | |
| M. A. Rab | liberation war | |
| Sultana Kamal | sports | |
| Rokanuzzaman Khan | children organizer |
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Sayeda Motahera Banu | literature | |
| Shaheed Mashiur Rahman | liberation war | |
| Alhaz Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury | liberation war | |
| M. A. Aziz | liberation war | |
| Muhammad Mayezuddin | liberation war | |
| Late Ruhul Quddus | liberation war | |
| Aminuddin | liberation war | |
| Dr. Zikrul Haque | liberation war | |
| Ashfaqur Rahman Khan | liberation war | |
| M. R. Akhtar Mukul | journalism | |
| Bangladesh Cricket Board | sports | organization |
Four individuals and one organization were awarded. [2]
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Hasan Hafizur Rahman | literature | |
| Barin Majumder | music | |
| Abdul Latif | music | |
| S. A. Bari | liberation war | |
| Dhaka Ahsania Mission | social work | organization |
Two individuals were awarded. [3]
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | liberation War | posthumous |
| Ziaur Rahman | liberation war | posthumous |
Seven individuals and three organizations were awarded. [4] [5]
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Oli Ahad | liberation war | |
| Comrade Moni Singh | liberation war | posthumous |
| Brig (retd) Prof Abdul Malik | medical science | |
| Muhammad Siddiq Khan | education | posthumous |
| Abu Ishaque | literature | posthumous |
| Altaf Mahmud | culture | posthumous |
| Valerie Ann Taylor | social work | |
| Bangladesh Ansar and VDP | sports | organization |
| Rural Development Academy | rural development | organization |
| Sandhani | social work | organization |
One individual and one organization were awarded. [6] [7]
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Mujibul Huq | ||
| International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh | institution |
Two organization were awarded. [8] [9]
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid Action Battalion | social work | organization |
| Bangladesh Betar | liberation war | organization |
In the year 2007, two organizations were awarded: [10] [11]
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Army | liberation war | organization |
| BRAC | social work | organization |
Three individuals and 1 organization were awarded. [12]
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Syed Muhammad Shamsuzzoha | liberation war | |
| Dr. Govinda Chandra Dev | liberation war | |
| Rehman Sobhan | research and training | |
| Bangladesh Rifles | liberation war | organization |
Four personalities received the award in 2009. [13]
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul Gaffar Choudhury | literature | |
| Abdul Matin | culture | |
| Professor A M Harun-or Rashid | science and technology | |
| Ivy Rahman | social welfare | posthumous |
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