21 named for Ekushey Padak 2020

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