List of Independence Day Award recipients (2010–2019)
Independence Day Award, Bangladesh's highest civilian honours - Winners, 2010-2019:
2010
Swadhinata Puroshkar (Independence Day Award) 2010 was awarded to 10 distinguished persons and an organisation[1] as below:
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| AKM Samsul Haque Khan | independence & liberation war | posthumous |
| Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury | independence & liberation war | |
| Belal Muhammad | independence & liberation war | |
| Prof Zillur Rahman Siddiqui | education | |
| Jatin Sarker | education | |
| Romena Afaz | Literature | posthumous |
| Mustafa_Nurul_Islam | Literature | |
| Waheedul Haq | culture | posthumously |
| Alamgir Kabir | culture | posthumous |
| Ferdousi Priyabhashini | culture | |
| Bangla Academy | culture |
2011
In 2011 the award was awarded to 2 institutions and 7 personalities.[2]
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Dhaka University | education | organization |
| Bangladesh Police | liberation war | organization |
| Gaus Khan | liberation war | posthumous |
| Sanghraj Jyotipal Mahathero | liberation war | posthumous |
| Dr Nilima Ibrahim | liberation war | posthumous |
| Air Vice Marshal (retd) Abdul Karim Khandaker | liberation war | |
| Nutan Chandra Singho | liberation war | posthumous |
| AKM Shamsujjuha | liberation war | posthumous |
| Muhammad Abul Hashem Khan | culture |
2012
In 2012 the award was awarded to 10 personalities.[3]
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| lieutenant commander Moazzem Hossain | liberation war | posthumous |
| Abul Kalam Shamsuddin | liberation war | posthumous |
| Dr Syeda Badrun Nahar Chowdhury | liberation war | |
| Noyeem Gahar | liberation war | |
| journalist Bazlur Rahman | journalist | posthumous |
| Rafiqul Islam | education | |
| Abul Fazal | literature | posthumous |
| professor Pran Gopal Datta | medical science | |
| Dr Kazi M Badruddoza | agricultural science | |
| Dr Quamrul Haider | science and technology |
2013
In 2013 the award was given to 8 personalities.[4]
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Shamsul Haque | posthumous | |
| Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain | ||
| Kazi Sazzad Ali | ||
| Dr Abdul Hamid Miah | research on agriculture | |
| Swadesh Ranjan Bose | liberation war | posthumous |
| Satya Saha | liberation war | posthumous |
| M. A. Hannan | liberation war | posthumous |
| Abdul Hamid | liberation war |
2014
Following 9 people and 1 institution were awarded.[5]
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Abul Khayer | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Munsi Kabir Uddin Ahmed | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Qazi Azizul Islam | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Lt Col (retd) Abu Osman Chowdhury | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Khasruzzaman Chowdhury | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Shahid SBM Mizanur Rahman | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Mohammad Haris Ali | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| M Quamruzzaman | education | |
| Qayyum Chowdhury | culture | |
| Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) | research and training |
2015
In 2015 the award was given to 8 personalities.[6]
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Manik Chowdhury | Independence and Liberation War | posthumous |
| Mamun Mahmud | Independence and Liberation War | posthumous |
| Shah A M S Kibria | Independence and Liberation War | posthumous |
| Mozaffar Ahmed | posthumous | |
| Anisuzzaman | Literature | |
| Abdur Razzak | Culture | |
| Mohammad Hossain Mondol | Research | |
| Santosh Gupta | Jouranlism | posthumous |
2016
In 2016 the award was given to 14 individuals and 1 organization.[7]
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Abul Maal Abdul Muhith | Independence and Liberation War | Finance minister of Bangladesh |
| Emaz Uddin Pramanik | Independence and Liberation War | Textiles and Jute Minister of Bangladesh |
| Moulvi Achmat Ali Khan | Independence and Liberation War | posthumous |
| Badrul Alam | Independence and Liberation War | Squadron Leader, Bir Uttam, formed Bangladesh Air Force |
| Shahid Shah Abdul Mazid | Independence and Liberation War | Prevented the attack on Rajshahi Police Lines by the Pakistan occupation force |
| M Abdul Ali | Independence and Liberation War | posthumous; Administrator of Rangamati killed by Pakistani military force attack |
| AKM Abdur Rouf | Independence and Liberation War | posthumous; typographer of the constitution |
| KM Shehabuddin | Independence and Liberation War | first head of Bangladesh's New Delhi mission |
| Syed Hasan Imam | Independence and Liberation War | cultural activities during the Liberation War |
| Rafiqul Islam | Mother Language | posthumous |
| Abdus Salam | Mother Language | Achieving recognition of February 21 as International Mother Language Day |
| Maqsudul Alam | Science and Technology | posthumous; decoded the jute genome |
| Mohammad Rafi Khan | Medical Science | |
| Rezwana Choudhury Bannya | Cultural | |
| Bangladesh Navy |
References
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- ^ "Business-friendly environment now in country". Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ "bdnews24.com". Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ "Eight receive Independence Awards". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ "10 get Swadhinata Puroskar". The Daily Star.
- ^ "Swadhinata Padak goes to 8 persons". 5 March 2015.
- ^ "14 individuals, Navy get Independence Award 2016". March 7, 2016.