Nine personalities, along with Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute will be awarded Swadhinata Puroshkar (Independence Award) for the year 2014.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will give away the awards on March 25, according to a cabinet division press release.
The awardees include Artist Qaiyum Chowdhury, Md Abul Khayer, former Gana Parishad member (Posthumous), Martyred Munsi Kabir Uddin Ahmed, former police super (Posthumous), Martyred Kazi Azizul Islam, Barishal additional deputy commissioner, commander of sector 8 Lieutenant Colonel (retd) Abu Osman Chowdhury, Khosruzzaman Chowdhury, (Posthumous), Martyred SBN Mizanur Rahman (Posthumous), Dr Md Haris Ali (Posthumous) and Prof Kamruzzaman, language movement hero.