Ekushey Padak
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Ekushey Padak is one of the highest civilian awards in Bangladesh
, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952 that took place on February 21, 1952.
The award consists of 100,000 Taka, an 18 carat gold
medal weighing 3 tolas and a certificate of honour. The medal was designed by the artist Nitun Kundu
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Each awardee receives a gold medal, a certificate of honour, and a sum of cash. The amount of the cash reward was originally taka 25 thousand, but it was subsequently increased to taka 100 thousand. Ministry of Cultural Affairs administers the Padak.
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|1991||Kabir Chowdhury||Literature
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|1991||Sanzida Khatun||Literature
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|1992||Mobashwer Ali||Education
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|1993||Ataus Samad||Journalism
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|1995||Ahmad Rafiq||Literature
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|1995||Shykh Seraj
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|1996||Mohammad Kamruzzaman||Photography
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|1996||Mostafa Zaman Abbasi||Music
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|1996||Sirajul Islam Chowdhury||Education
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|1997||Abu Ishak||Literature
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|1999||Abul Kashem Sandwip||Education
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|1999||Abdur Rakib Khandakar||Sports||
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|2000||Abdul Jabbar||Language activist||Posthumously
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|2000||Abdus Salam
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|2000||Abul Barkat
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Each recipient will get Taka 1 lakh, a gold medal weighing three tolas and citation.
Ekushey Padak
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952 that took place on February 21, 1952.
The award
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
medal weighing 3 tolas and a certificate of honour. The medal was designed by the artist Nitun Kundu
Nitun Kundu
Nitun Kundu Nitun Kundu Nitun Kundu (full name: Nitya Gopal Kundu (born: December 3, 1935 - September 15, 2006) was a Bangladeshi artist, sculptor and entrepreneur, who was known for bringing new trends in abstract and realistic art to the Bangladeshi arts scene...
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Each awardee receives a gold medal, a certificate of honour, and a sum of cash. The amount of the cash reward was originally taka 25 thousand, but it was subsequently increased to taka 100 thousand. Ministry of Cultural Affairs administers the Padak.
1976
In the year 1976, the first year of the award, 09 individuals were awarded in recognition of their contribution:- Kazi Nazrul IslamKazi Nazrul IslamKazi Nazrul Islam , sobriquet Bidrohi Kobi, was a Bengali poet, musician and revolutionary who pioneered poetic works espousing intense spiritual rebellion against fascism and oppression. His poetry and nationalist activism earned him the popular title of Bidrohi Kobi...
(Literature) - Ibrahim Khan (Literature)
- Muhammad Qudrat-i-KhudaMuhammad Qudrat-i-KhudaDr.Qudrat-e-Khuda was a Bangladeshi scientist, an educationist and a writer. Born in village Margram of Birbhum district in West Bengal, Qudrat-i-Khuda received his early education from the Margram ME High School and Calcutta Woodburn ME School....
(Education) - Sufia KamalSufia KamalSufia Kamal was a poet, writer, organizer, feminist and activist from Bangladesh. She was born to a Muslim family in Barisal, Bangladesh. She is one of the most widely recognized cultural personalities in Bangladesh...
(Literature) - Abul Kalam ShamsuddinAbul Kalam ShamsuddinAbul Kalam Shamsuddin was a journalist, politician and littérateur. He was born at Trishal of Mymensingh.-Early life:...
(Literature) - Abdus Salam (Editor)Abdus Salam (Editor)Abdus Salam, born on 2 August 1910 in the village South Dharmapur in the Chhagalnaiya Upazila of Feni District in Bangladesh, was one of the most well-known newspaper editors of Pakistan, editing the Pakistan Observer from 1949 to 1972, except for a discontinuity from 1952 to 1954, when the...
(Journalism) - Tofazzal Hossain Manik MiahTofazzal Hossain Manik MiahTofazzal Hossain Manik Miah was a Bengali journalist and politician. He was the founding editor of The Ittefaq.Manik Miah played a vital role during the rise of Bengali nationalism in 1960s...
(Journalism)
1977
- Shamsur RahmanShamsur RahmanShamsur Rahman was a Bangladeshi poet, columnist and journalist. Rahman, who emerged in the latter half of the 20th century, wrote more than sixty books of poetry and is considered a key figure in Bengali literature. He was regarded the unofficial poet laureate of Bangladesh...
(Literature) - Abdul Alim (Music)
- Gaffar Chowdhury (Literature)
1980
- Abul HussainAbul HussainAbul Hussain is a well-acclaimed Bangladeshi poet who is recognized as the first modern Bengali poet in Bangladesh. Abul Hussain is the leading exponent of modernism in Bangladeshi poetry...
(Literature) - Murtaza Bashir (Painting)
- Rahat KhanRahat Khan-Life:Rahat Khan was the editor of Ittefaq.Rahat Khan, hailing from Kishoreganj, was born in the year 1940. Graduating from the Department of Bangla Language and Literature in 1961 under the University of Dhaka, he engaged himself in teaching in which he earned much fame and popularity...
(Literature)
1981
- Obayedul Huq (Journalism)
- Mustafa Nurul Islam (Literature)
- Abdul Halim Chowdhury (Music)
1983
- Abujafar ShamsuddinAbujafar ShamsuddinAbujafar Shamsuddin , was a renowned modern Bangladeshi author, famous novelist.-Novels:* Parityakto Swami * Mukti * Bhaowal Gorer Upakhyan...
(Literature) - Shawkat OsmanShawkat OsmanShawkat Osman full-name Sheikh Azizur Rahman was a Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer. He was born in Sabalsingha pur 1917 in the district of Hughli, West Bengal.His father's name Sheikh Mohammad Yehia.-Education:He was educated at the Calcutta Madrassa , and at the St...
(Literature) - Syed Ali Ahsan (Literature)
1985
- AnisuzzamanAnisuzzamanAnisuzzaman is an author and academic of Bengali literature. He is Professor Emeritus of the University of Dhaka. He has received the Bangla Academy Award and the Ananda Purashkar for his work in the field of Bengali literature...
(Literature) - Abdullah Al-Muti (Science)
- Abu Jafar Obaydullah (Literature)
- Gazi Shamsur Rahman (Literature)
- Syed JahangirSyed JahangirSyed Jahangir is a prominent free-lance artist of Bangladesh. He was born in Satkhira on January 2, 1935. He graduated in Fine Arts from Govt. Art Institute of Arts and Crafts, presently Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka. He has been painting for 55 years including 9000 oils, watercolors...
(Painting)
1986
- Alauddin Al Azad (Literature)
- SM SultanSM SultanSheikh Mohammed Sultan , better known as SM Sultan, was a painter from Bangladesh. Sultan was born on 10 August 1923 in Masimdia, Narail district, Bangladesh...
(Painting) - Askar Ibne Shaikh (Literature)
- Mobarak Hossain KhanMobarak Hossain KhanMobarak Hossain Khan , is a music researcher, music expert and musician of repute. He plays 'Surbahar', a string instrument, meant for classical music. He comes of the great family musicians of Bangladesh, which produces a galaxy of illustrious classical musicians like, Ustad Dr. Alauddin Khan ,...
(Music) - Dhir Ali Miah (Music)
1987
- Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal (Music)
- Ahmed Humayun (Journalism)
- Al MahmudAl MahmudMir Abdus Shukur Al Mahmud , commonly known as Al Mahmud is a Bangladeshi Poet, novelist, short-story writer. He is considered as one of the greatest Bengali poets emerged from 1950s. His work in Bengali poetry is dominated by his copious use of regional dialects...
(Literature) - Jahanara Arzu (Literature)
- Mohammad Moniruzzaman (Literature)
- Principal Abul Kashem (Education)
- M. A. NaserM. A. NaserMohammed Abu Naser , born in Munshiganj District, Bangladesh, is a pioneer in engineering education in Bangladesh . Professor Dr. Mohammed Abu Naser was a Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology . He is a recipient of the Ekushey Padak, one of the highest civilian...
(Education)
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|1989||Razia Mazid||LiteratureLiterature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
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|1989||Shahed Ali
Shahed Ali
Shahed Ali was one of the leading short story writers of Bangladesh and is considered to be one of the literary giants of his time in the realm of Bengali literature...
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|1990||Shawkat Ali
Shawkat Ali
Shawkat Ali , , politician and a leader of the Bengali Language Movement. He was one of the founders of Awami Muslim League - which later became Awami League and is now the Bangladesh Awami League. He was a member of all three Rastrabhasa Sangram Parishad. He was also the Chief Organizer of Dhaka...
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Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
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|1991||Ahmed Sharif
Ahmed Sharif
Ahmed Sharif was an educationist, philosopher, critic, writer and scholar of medieval Bangla literature. Born in Chittagong, Sharif retired as a Professor from University of Dhaka in 1983. Sharif is widely recognized as one of the most outspoken atheist and radical thinkers of Bangladesh.Dr...
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Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
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|1991||A.M. Harun-ar-Rashid
A.M. Harun-ar-Rashid
A.M. Harun-ar-Rashid is a Bangladeshi physicist and Bose Professor of Physics at the University of Dhaka. He is nephew of Shamsuddin Abul Kalam-Education and Training:* B.Sc in Physics, University of Dhaka, 1953...
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Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
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|1991||A.F. Salahuddin Ahmed
A.F. Salahuddin Ahmed
A.F. Salahuddin Ahmed is a historian from the Indian subcontinent.-Education:Salahuddin Ahmed was educated at the renowned Presidency College, Kolkata, where his paternal grandfather Moulvi Ahmed, maternal grandfather Azizul Haque,and his father, Abu Ahmed Faizul Mohi also studied...
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Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
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|1991||Kabir Chowdhury||Literature
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|1991||Foyez Ahmad||Literature
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|1991||Sanzida Khatun||Literature
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|1992||Mobashwer Ali||Education
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Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
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|1993||Ataus Samad||Journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
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|1994||Humayun Ahmed
Humayun Ahmed
Humayun Ahmed is a Bangladeshi author, dramatist and director of film and television. He broke through since the publication of his first novel, Nandita Naraké...
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|1995||Ahmad Rafiq||Literature
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Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
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|1995||Shykh Seraj
Shykh Seraj
Shykh Seraj is a Bangladeshi journalist, media personality and agriculture development activist. Over the last three decades he has been working on agriculture issues...
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|1996||Mohammad Kamruzzaman||Photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
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|1996||Mostafa Zaman Abbasi||Music
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Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
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|1996||Sirajul Islam Chowdhury||Education
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Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
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|1997||Abu Ishak||Literature
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|1997||Momtazuddin Ahmed
Momtazuddin Ahmed
Momtaz Uddin Ahmed was Bangladeshi philosopher and educationist. Momtaz Uddin Ahmed was born in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh, on December 24, 1903. He studied in Dhaka University and obtained a B.A. and an M.A. in Philosophy in 1926 and 1927 respectively. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Philosophy...
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Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
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Razia Khan
Razia Khan , is a modern female Bangladeshi author known for her contributions as a novelist.-Life:Her first creative impulses found expressions in rhymes, Brishti poriya jay/mushol dharay…….. She was only 8 then. By 15 she was writing full-fledged novels and at 18 she wrote Bot tolar Upannayash...
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|1997||Shantosh Gupta||Journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
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|1999||Abul Kashem Sandwip||Education
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Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
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|1999||Abdur Rakib Khandakar||Sports||
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|2000||Abdul Jabbar||Language activist||Posthumously
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|2000||Abdus Salam
Abdus Salam (Bengali Language Movement demonstrator)
Abdus Salam was a demonstrator who died during the Bengali Language Movement demonstrations which took place in the erstwhile East Pakistan , in 1952. He was born in Luxmipur village of Feni District....
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|2000||Abul Barkat
Abul Barkat
Abul Barkat was a demonstrator killed during the Bengali Language Movement protests which took place in the erstwhile East Pakistan , in 1952....
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|2000||Ekhlasuddin Ahmed
Ekhlasuddin Ahmed
Ekhlasuddin Ahmed is a Bangladeshi children's writer. He was born in 1940 in the 24 Parganas district of West Bengal province. He is also a journalist and has been associated with the Daily Janakantha...
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2001
- Shah Abdul Karim (Folk Music Writer)
- Abdul MatinAbdul Matin (language activist)Abdul Matin is a language activist of the Bengali Language Movement that took place in the erstwhile East Pakistan to make Bangla one of the state language of Pakistan. He was one of the leading student leader and organizer of the movement...
as Language activist (Posthumously)
2005
- Saifur RahmanSaifur RahmanMohammad Saifur Rahman , was a Bangladeshi politician. He was a popular leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, best known for being the longest serving Finance Minister of Bangladesh...
as Language activist (Posthumously) - Dr. Iqbal Mahmud EducationEducationEducation in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
- Abu Saleh [Poet]
2006
- Jasimuddin Ahmed in EducationEducationEducation in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
- Dr. Shukomol Barua in EducationEducationEducation in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
- Anwara Begum in EducationEducationEducation in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
- M. Asaduzzaman in EducationEducationEducation in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
- Abul Kalam Monjur Morshed in LiteratureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
- Md. Nurul Islam in LiteratureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
(Posthumously) - Hamiduzzaman Khan in Scrulpture
- Begum Rawshan Ara Mustafiz in MusicMusicMusic is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
- Anwaruddin Khan in MusicMusicMusic is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
(Posthumously) - Fatema-tuz Zohra in MusicMusicMusic is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
- Gaziul Hasan Khan in JournalismJournalismJournalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
- Shahadat Chowdury in JournalismJournalismJournalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
(Posthumously) - Aftab Ahmed PhotographyPhotographyPhotography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
2007
- Muhammad Habibur Rahman in LiteratureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
- Mohammad Mahfuzullah in LiteratureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
- Anwar Pervez in MusicMusicMusic is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
(Posthumously) - Kalim Sharafi in MusicMusicMusic is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
- M A BegManzoor Alam BegManzur Alam Beg was a famous Fine Art Photographer and a founder member of BPS . He was the leader of fine art photographic movements in Bangladesh...
in PhotographyPhotographyPhotography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
(Posthumously) - Dr. Selim Al DeenSelim Al DeenSelim Al-Deen was a Bangladeshi playwright and theatre artist. He was the founder chairperson of the Department of Drama and Dramatics at the Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. He died on January 14, 2008 in Dhaka after a cardiac failure...
in DramaDramaDrama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
2008
- Nazma Chowdhury in ResearchResearchResearch can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
- Khandaker Nurul Alam in MusicMusicMusic is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
- Waheedul Haq in Music (Posthumously)
- Shyam Sundar Baishnab in Music (Posthumously)
- Shefali Ghosh in MusicMusicMusic is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
(Posthumously) - Muzaffar Ahmed (economistEconomistAn economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...
) - Prof Muzaffer Ahmad in EducationEducationEducation in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
| - Khaleq Nawaj Khan in LiteratureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
- Zohra Begum Kazi in Social WorkSocial workSocial Work is a professional and academic discipline that seeks to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of an individual, group, or community by intervening through research, policy, community organizing, direct practice, and teaching on behalf of those afflicted with poverty or any real or...
(Posthumously) - Dilwar Khan in LiteratureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
2009
Ekushey Padak 2009 winners (13) are-- Dr. Borhan Uddin Khan Jahangir(Education)
- Dr. Syed Anwar Hossain(Research)
- Mahbub Ul Alam Chowdhury (Language Movement) (Posthumously)
- Ashraf Uz Zaman (Journalism) (Posthumously)
- Begum Bilkis Nasir Uddin(Journalism)
- Manik Chandra Shaha (Journalism)(Posthumously)
- Humayun Kabir Balu (Journalism)(Posthumously)
- Selina HossainSelina HossainSelina Hossain, , a female author of Bengali Literature, living in Bangladesh, is a famous novelist.-Life:She is also an editor.She Founded Faria-Lara Foundation-Novels:*Jalochchwas...
(Literature) - Shamsuzzaman Khan (Research)
- Dr. Quazi Kholiquzzaman (Poverty Reduction)
- Dr. Muhammad Rafi Khan (Social Work)
- Monsur Ul Karim (Fine Arts)
- Ramendu Majumdar (Theatre)
2010
Ekushey Padak 2010 winners (15) are- Dr. Golam Moula (Posthumous) for Language movement
- Mohammad Rafique for Literature
- Sayeed Ahmed (Posthumous) in Literature (Playwright)
- Helena Khan in Literature
- Dr. Muntassir Mamoon for Research
- ASHK Sadik (Posthumous) as Social Personality
- Sangharaj Jyotipal Mohathero (Posthumous) as social personality
- AKM Hanif (Hanif Sangket) as social personality
- Partha Pratim Majumdar (Mime Artiste)
- Nasiruddin Yusuf Bachchu(Theatre)
- AKM Abdur Rouf (Posthumous) as artiste
- Imdad Hossain as artiste
- Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul as music artiste
- Begum Laila Hasan as artiste
- Mohammad Alam (Posthumous)as photojournalism
Each recipient will get Taka 1 lakh, a gold medal weighing three tolas and citation.
2011
Ekushey Padak 2011 winners (15) areEkushey Padak
Ekushey Padak
Ekushey Padak is one of the highest civilian awards in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952 that took place on February 21, 1952.-2001:*Shah Abdul Karim...
2011 .
- Shawkat AliShawkat AliShawkat Ali , , politician and a leader of the Bengali Language Movement. He was one of the founders of Awami Muslim League - which later became Awami League and is now the Bangladesh Awami League. He was a member of all three Rastrabhasa Sangram Parishad. He was also the Chief Organizer of Dhaka...
(posthumous) (language movement), - Mosharef Uddin Ahmed (posthumous) (language movement),
- Ustad Akther Sadmani (posthumous) (arts),
- Abdul Haq Chowdhury (posthumous) (research),
- Amanul Haq (language movement)
- Baul Karim Shah (arts),
- Josna Biswas (arts),
- Nurjahan Begum (journalism),
- Al Haj Md Abul Hashem (social service),
- Md Hares Uddin (Polan Sarker) (social service),
- Mohammed Delwar Hossain (social service),
- Shaheed QuaderiShaheed QuaderiShaheed Quaderi is a major contributor of the modern Bengali poetry. Though he published only four books of poetry it is noted that "his tone, alliteration, images and the use of simile made him a unique contributor of Bengali verse."...
(language and literature) and - Abdul Haq (language and literature).