List of Independence Day Award recipients (2010–2019) explained

Independence Day Award, Bangladesh's highest civilian honours - Winners, 2010-2019:

2010

Ten people and an organisation were awarded.[1] as below:

RecipientsAreaNote
independence & liberation war posthumous
independence & liberation war
independence & liberation war
education
education
Literature posthumous
Literature
culture posthumously
culture posthumous
culture
culture

2011

Two institutions and seven people were awarded .[2]

RecipientsAreaNote
educationorganization
liberation warorganization
liberation war posthumous
Sanghraj Jyotipal Mahatheroliberation warposthumous
liberation war posthumous
liberation war
Nutan Chandra Singhaliberation war posthumous
liberation war posthumous
culture

2012

Ten people received the award.[3]

RecipientsAreaNote
liberation war posthumous
Abul Kalam Shamsuddinliberation war posthumous
liberation war
Noyeem Gaharliberation war
Bazlur Rahmanjournalist posthumous
Rafiqul Islameducation
Abul Fazalliterature posthumous
Pran Gopal Dattamedical science
Kazi M Badruddozaagricultural science
science and technology

2013

The award was given to eight people.[4]

RecipientsAreaNote
liberation war posthumous
Mohammad Mosharraf Hossainliberation war
liberation war
Abdul Hamid Miahresearch on agriculture
Swadesh Ranjan Boseeconomics posthumous
Satya Sahaculture posthumous
M. A. Hannanliberation war posthumous
liberation war

2014

Nine people and one institution were awarded.[5] [6]

RecipientsAreaNote
independence and liberation war posthumous
independence and liberation war posthumous
independence and liberation war posthumous
independence and liberation war posthumous
independence and liberation war posthumous
independence and liberation war posthumous
independence and liberation war posthumous
education
culture
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) research and training

2015

The award was given to eight people.[7]

RecipientsAreaNote
Independence and Liberation Warposthumous
Independence and Liberation War posthumous
Independence and Liberation Warposthumous
Mozaffar Ahmedposthumous
Literature
Culture
Mohammad Hossain MondolResearch
Santosh GuptaJournalism posthumous

2016

The award was given to fourteen people and one organization.[8]

RecipientsAreaNote
Abul Maal Abdul MuhithIndependence and Liberation War Finance minister of Bangladesh
Independence and Liberation WarTextiles and Jute Minister of Bangladesh
Independence and Liberation Warposthumous
Independence and Liberation War Squadron Leader, Bir Uttam, formed Bangladesh Air Force
Independence and Liberation WarPrevented the attack on Rajshahi Police Lines by the Pakistan occupation force
Independence and Liberation War posthumous; Administrator of Rangamati killed by Pakistani military force attack
Independence and Liberation Warposthumous; typographer of the constitution
Independence and Liberation War posthumous; first diplomat to resign from Pakistani Foreign Service and pledge allegiance to Bangladesh; first head of Bangladesh's New Delhi mission
Independence and Liberation Warcultural activities during the Liberation War
Rafiqul IslamMother Language posthumous
Mother Language Achieving recognition of 21 February as International Mother Language Day
Science and Technology Posthumous; decoded the jute genome
Medical Science
Cultural
Literature

2017

The award was given to fifteen people and an organization.[9]

RecipientsAreaNote
Group Captain (retd) Shamsul Alam Bir Uttamindependence and liberation war
Ashraful Alamindependence and liberation war
Mohammad Nazmul Haqueindependence and liberation warposthumous
independence and liberation war posthumous
independence and liberation war posthumous
independence and liberation warposthumous
independence and liberation war
medical science
literature
literature
culture
culture
Khalil Kazi OBE social service
research and training
research and training posthumous
public administration posthumous

2018

Eighteen people were awarded.[10]

RecipientsAreaNote
Quazi Zakir Hasanindependence and liberation war posthumous
independence and liberation war posthumous
independence and liberation war posthumous
independence and liberation war
independence and liberation war posthumous
independence and liberation war posthumous
independence and liberation war posthumous
independence and liberation war posthumous
independence and liberation war posthumous
independence and liberation war posthumous
independence and liberation war posthumous
independence and liberation war
medicine
social service
literature
food security
culture
agricultural journalism

2019

Thirteen people and an organization were awarded.[11] [12]

RecipientsAreaNote
independence and liberation war posthumous
independence and liberation war posthumous
independence and liberation war
independence and liberation war
independence and liberation war
independence and liberation war posthumous
independence and liberation war posthumous
independence and liberation war posthumous
medical science
social service
culture
literature
Haseena Khanresearch and training
Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) science and technology

Notes and References

  1. News: Correction. The Daily Star. 7 April 2016.
  2. News: PM for economic emancipation. 2011-03-25. The Daily Star. 2018-01-15. en.
  3. News: PM distributes Independence Award 2012. 2012-03-26. The Daily Star. 2018-01-15. en.
  4. News: Eight receive Independence Awards. bdnews24.com. 7 April 2016.
  5. News: 10 get Swadhinata Puroskar. 2014-03-26. The Daily Star. 2018-01-15. en.
  6. News: PM hands out Independence Awards . bdnews24.com . 2018-12-03.
  7. News: Swadhinata Padak goes to 8 people. 2015-03-05. The Daily Star. 2018-01-15. en.
  8. News: 14 individuals, Navy picked for Independence Award 2016. 2016-03-08. The Daily Star. 2018-01-15. en.
  9. News: Independence Award 2017 announced. 17 February 2017. 17 February 2017. The Daily Star.
  10. News: 2 more named for Independence Award. 2018-03-20. The Daily Star. 2018-04-13. en.
  11. News: 13 to get Independence Award. 2019-03-10. The Daily Star. en. 2019-03-12.
  12. News: Martyr Shawakat Ali nominated for Independence Award. UNB . en. 2019-03-13.