List of Independence Day Award recipients (2000–2009)


List of Independence Day Award recipients

Independence Day Award, Bangladesh's highest civilian honours - Winners, 2000-2009:

2000 edit

Ten individuals were awarded.[1]

Recipients Area Note
Syed Shamsul Haque literature
Binod Bihari Chowdhury social work
Ajit Ray music
Ustad Khurshid Khan music
Sardar Fazlul Karim education
Shahabuddin painting
Maulana Abdur Rashid Tarkabagish literature
M. A. Rab liberation war
Sultana Kamal sports
Rokanuzzaman Khan children organizer

2001 edit

Recipients Area Note
Sayeda Motahera Banu literature
Shaheed Mashiur Rahman liberation war
Alhaz Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury liberation war
M. A. Aziz liberation war
Muhammad Mayezuddin liberation war
Late Ruhul Quddus liberation war
Aminuddin liberation war
Dr. Zikrul Haque liberation war
Ashfaqur Rahman Khan liberation war
M. R. Akhtar Mukul journalism
Bangladesh Cricket Board sports organization

2002 edit

Four individuals and one organization were awarded.[2]

Recipients Area Note
Hasan Hafizur Rahman literature
Barin Majumder music
Abdul Latif music
S. A. Bari liberation war
Dhaka Ahsania Mission social work organization

2003 edit

Two individuals were awarded.[3]

Recipients Area Note
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman liberation War posthumous
Ziaur Rahman liberation war posthumous

2004 edit

Seven individuals and three organizations were awarded.[4][5]

Recipients Area Note
Oli Ahad liberation war
Comrade Moni Singh liberation war posthumous
Brig (retd) Prof Abdul Malik medical science
Muhammad Siddiq Khan education posthumous
Abu Ishaque literature posthumous
Altaf Mahmud culture posthumous
Valerie Ann Taylor social work
Bangladesh Ansar and VDP sports organization
Rural Development Academy rural development organization
Sandhani social work organization

2005 edit

One individual and one organization were awarded.[6][7]

Recipients Area Note
Mujibul Huq
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh institution

2006 edit

Two organization were awarded.[8][9]

Recipients Area Note
Rapid Action Battalion social work organization
Bangladesh Betar liberation war organization

2007 edit

In the year 2007, two organizations were awarded:[10][11]

Recipients Area Note
Bangladesh Army liberation war organization
BRAC social work organization

2008 edit

Three individuals and 1 organization were awarded.[12]

Recipients Area Note
Dr. Syed Muhammad Shamsuzzoha liberation war
Dr. Govinda Chandra Dev liberation war
Rehman Sobhan research and training
Bangladesh Rifles liberation war organization

2009 edit

Four personalities received the award in 2009.[13]

Recipients Area Note
Abdul Gaffar Choudhury literature
Abdul Matin culture
Professor A M Harun-or Rashid science and technology
Ivy Rahman social welfare posthumous

References edit

  1. ^ "2000 award". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  2. ^ "2002 award". Archived from the original on 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  3. ^ "List of Independence Awardees". Cabinet Division - Bangladesh (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2013-05-14.
  4. ^ UNB, Dhaka (2004-03-26). "Independence Award 2004 handed over". The Daily Star. Vol 4 Num 294. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
  5. ^ "2004 award". Archived from the original on 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  6. ^ BDNEWS, Dhaka (2005-03-25). "Get united to protect independence: PM; Mujibul Huq, ICDDR,B representative receive Independence Award 2005". The Daily Star. Vol 5 Num 294. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
  7. ^ "2005 award". Archived from the original on 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  8. ^ BSS, Dhaka (2006-03-24). "RAB, Betar get Independence Award". New Age. Retrieved 2008-01-16.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "2006 award". Archived from the original on 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  10. ^ UNB, Dhaka (2007-03-26). "Independence Award to Army, Brac; CA for hunger-free Bangladesh". The Daily Star. Vol 5 Num 1,002. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
  11. ^ "2007 award". Archived from the original on 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  12. ^ UNB Dhaka, Independence Award 2008 announced Date-05-03-2008
  13. ^ "Independence Day Award goes to four". 19 March 2009.