PM hands over Independence Award today

The 'Swadhinata Purashkar-2019' (Independence Award) will be presented to 12 distinguished persons and an organisation today (Monday) in recognition of their glorious and outstanding contribution to their respective fields, reports BSS.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over the award, the highest civilian honour of the country, to them at a function at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the morning, marking the Independence Day.

On March 10, the government announced the names of 12 noted persons and an organisation for this year's Swadhinata Purashkar.