PM hands over Ekushey Padak

FE Team | Published: February 20, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00

Central Shaheed Minar being decorated on Thursday ahead of the Language Martyrs\' Day and the International Mother Language Day, to be celebrated across the country tomorrow (21st February). — FE Photo

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday handed over Ekushey Padak-2015 to the country's 15 eminent personalities in recognition of their outstanding contributions to their respective fields, reports UNB.
The recipients are: Piaru Sardar for Language Movement (posthumous), Prof M Mujibur Rahman Devdas for the War of Independence, Prof Dwijen Sharma for language and literature, Muhammad Nurul Huda for language and literature, Abdur Rahman Boyati for art and culture (posthumous), SA Abul Hayat for art and culture, ATM Shamsuzzaman for art and culture, Prof MA Mannan for education, Sanat Kumar Saha for education, Abul Kalam Mohammad Zakaria for research, Kamal Lohani for journalism, Faridur Reza Sagar for mass media, Jharna Dhara Chowdhury for social service, Srimat Satyapriyo Mohathero for social service and Prof Dr Arup Ratan Chowdhury for social service.
Hasina formally handed over the Ekushey Padak at a function at city's Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the morning.