Nine get Independence Award 2011
Thursday, 17 March 2011
The government Wednesday finalised names of nine persons and organisations for the Independence Award 2011 for their glorious and outstanding contributions at the national level. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will give away the award at a function at Osmany Memorial Auditorium in the city on March 24, said a notification of the Cabinet Division. The recipients of the Independence Award 2011 are: Gaus Khan - Independence and Liberation War (posthumous), Sangharaj Jyotipal Mohathero - Independence and Liberation War (posthumous), Dr Nilima Ibrahim - Independence and Liberation War (posthumous), Bangladesh Police - Independence and Liberation War, Air Vice Marshal (Retd) AK Khandakar - Independence and Liberation War, Shaheed Nutan Chandra Singh - Independence and Liberation War (posthumous), A K M Shamsuzzoha - Independence and Liberation War (posthumous), Dhaka University - Education, and Hashem Khan - Culture. - BSS