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15 persons, one organisation get 'Independence Award-2017'

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Published: 13:21, 16 February 2017   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
15 persons, one organisation get 'Independence Award-2017'

Desk Report: The government finalised names of 15 persons and one organisation for 'Independence Award -2017' for their glorious and outstanding contributions at the national level, reports BSS.

A notification of the Cabinet Division has been issued in this regard on Thursday.

The recipients of the Independence Award-2017 are: Group Captain (Retd) Shamsul Alam Bir Uttam - independence and Liberation War, Ashraful Alam - independence and Liberation War, Shaheed Md Nazmul Huq - independence and Liberation War, late Syed Mahsin Ali - independence and Liberation War, Shaheed NM Nazmul Ahsan - independence and Liberation War, Shaheed Faizur Rahman Ahmed - independence and Liberation War, Bangladesh Air Force - independence and Liberation War, Professor Dr AHM Touhidul Anowar Chawdhury - medical science, Begum Rabeya Khatun - literature, late Golam Samdani Koraishi - literature, Professor Dr Enamul Huq - culture, Ostad Bazlur Rahman Badal - culture, Khalil Kazi OBE - social service, Shamsuzzaman Khan - research and training, late Professor Dr Lalit Mohan Nath - research and training and Professor Mohammad Asaduzzaman - public administration.

According to the notification, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over the award to the recipients at a function at Osmany Memorial Auditorium in the city on March 23.

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