The government has nominated 16 distinguished personalities for the "Swadhinata Padak 2018" (Independence Award) in recognition of their outstanding contributions to their respective fields.
The recipients are late Kazi Zakir Hasan, martyred intellectual SMA Rashidul Hasan, late Shankar Gobinda Chowdhury, Bir Uttam Air Vice-marshal Sultan Mahmud, late M Abdur Rahim, late Bhupati Bhushan Chowdhury alias Manik Chowdhury, Shaheed Lt M Anwarul Azim, late Humayun Rashid Chowdhury, Shaheed Amanullah Mohammad Asaduzzaman, Shaheed Matiur Rahman Mallik, Shaheed Sergeant Zahurul Haque and Amzadul Haque (Independence and Liberation War), Dr AK MD Ahsan Ali (Medical Science), Prof AK Azad Khan (Social Service), Selina Hossain (Literature) and Dr Md Abdul Mazid (Food Security).
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over the awards to them at a function at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka on March 25, said a PID handout on Monday.
Thursday, June 04, 2026
