This year 20 distinguished citizens and an organization will receive the prestigious Ekushey Padak for their outstanding contributions to their respective field.
The government made the announcement in an official release of the Cultural Affairs Ministry yesterday.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over the Ekushey Padak to the recipients at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital on February 20.
Aminul Islam Badsha (posthumous) won the award for Language Movement
Begum Dalia Nowshin, Shangkar Roy and Mita Haque for music
Golam Mostafa Khan for dance
SM Mohsin for acting
Dr. Farida Zaman for art
Haji Aktar Sardar (posthumous) and Dr AAM Mesbahul Haque and Abdul Jabbar for Liberation War
Zafar Wazed for journalism
Dr Jahangir Alam and Allama Syed Mohammad Saifur Rahman for research
Professor Dr Bikiron Prasad Barua for education
Professor Dr Shamsul Alam for economics
Sufi Mohammad Mizanur Rahman for social welfare
Dr Nurun Nabi, Sikder Aminul Haque (posthumous)
Nazmun Nesa Peyari for language and literature
Professor Dr Sayeba Akhtar for medicine
Bangladesh Fish Research Institute will be awarded the prestigious award for research
