PM to confer Ekushey Padak in the afternoon

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DHAKA, Feb 20, 2019 (BSS) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over the
prestigious Ekushey Padak to the awardees at a ceremony at the Bangabandhu
International Conference Centre here at 3:30 pm today.

The government announced the names of 21 eminent personalities for the
“Ekushey Padak-2019” for their outstanding contributions to their respective
fields.

The Cultural Affairs Ministry announced the names of the recipients on
February 6.

This year’s award winners are: Late Prof Halima Khatun (posthumous),
Advocate Golam Arif Tipu and Prof Monowara Islam for Language Movement; Subir
Nandi, late Azam Khan (posthumous) and Khairul Anam Shakil for music; Lucky
Enam, Suborna Mustafa and Liaquat Ali Lucky for acting; Syeda Khanam for
arts; Jamal Uddin Ahmed for fine arts; Khitindra Chandra Baishya for
Liberation War; Dr Biswajit Ghosh and Dr Mahbubul Haque for research; Dr
Pronab Kumar Barua for education; and Rizia Rahman, Imdadul Haq Milon, Asim
Saha, Anwara Syed Haq, Mainul Ahsan Saber and Horishankar Jaladas for
language and literature.

Each recipient will get a gold medal, a certificate and a cheque of Tk 2
lakh.

The ‘Ekushey Award’ is the second highest civilian award in the country,
introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952.

The award is given to recognize contributions to a number of fields,
including culture, education, and economics.