 List of Independence Day Award recipients |
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Independence Day Award, Bangladesh's highest civilian honours - Winners, 1977-1979:[1]
1977 edit
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani | social work | posthumous |
| Kazi Nazrul Islam | literature | The national poet of Bangladesh |
| Mokarram Hussain Khundker | science and technology | posthumous |
| Zainul Abedin | arts | posthumous |
| Mahbub Alam Chashi | rural development | |
| Brig. Mahmudur Rahman Choudhury | medical science | |
| Dr. Md. Zafrullah Chowdhury | population control | |
| Runa Laila | music | |
| Habildar Mostak Ahmad | sports | |
| Enayet Karim | welfare | First Ambassador from Bangladesh to USA |
1978 edit
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Jasimuddin | literature | posthumous |
| Dr. Mazharul Haque | education | posthumous |
| Ranada Prasad Saha | social welfare | posthumous |
| Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim | social welfare | |
| Shah Muhammad Hasanuzzaman | science and technology | |
| Abdul Ahad | music | |
| Mahfuzul Haque | rural development | |
| Alamgir M. A. Kabir | population control |
1979 edit
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Abul Mansur Ahmed | literature | posthumous |
| Dr. Qazi Motahar Hossain | science and technology | |
| Dr. Muzaffar Ahmed Choudhury | education | posthumous |
| Firoza Begum | music | |
| Samar Das | music | |
| Phuljhuri Khan | music | |
| Kamrul Hassan | arts | Designed the Flag of Bangladesh |
| Tahera Kabir | social welfare | |
| Nur Mohammad Mandal | population control |
References edit
- ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. pp. 349–350. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.