Seven creative personalities from different arenas will receive 'Shilpakala Padak 2017' for their immense contributions to the respective fields, report agencies.
The awardees are Alauddin Mia in instrumental music, Sharmila Bandyopadhyay in dance, Nasir Ali Mamun in photography, Chandra Shekhar Dey in fine arts, Kangalini Sufia Begum in folk culture, S M Mohsin in dramatics and Mihir Lala in music.
President Abdul Hamid will formally hand over the award to the recipients at a function at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy today (Monday).
Each awardee will get a cheque for Tk 0.1 million (1 lakh), a certificate and a crest, a BSA senior official said.
Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor will be present as the special guest while Cultural Affairs Secretary Md Ibraheem Hosein Khan will preside over the function.
Shilpakala Academy Director General Liaquat Ali Lucky will deliver the welcome speech.
A 16-member nomination committee comprising BSA director, general secretary, six directors, seven cultural personalities and one representative from Cultural Affairs Ministry, selected this year's awardees.
The award is given for outstanding contribution to 12 sectors -- music, instrumental music, dance, dramatics, fine arts, recitation, photography,jatrashilpa, film, creative organiser, cultural researcher and folklore.
