Swadhinata Award-2014 nominees
Monday, 3 March 2014
The government has nominated nine personalities and Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (Bari) for the Swadhinata Award-2014. The nine personalities were selected for the award in recognition of their glorious and outstanding contributions to the country's education and culture and the Liberation War. The awardees are: M Abul Khayer (Posthumous), Shaheed Munsi Kabir Uddin Ahmed (Posthumous), Shaheed Kazi Azizul Islam (Posthumous), Lt Col (retd) Abu Osman Chowdhury, Dr Khosruzzaman Chowdhury (Posthumous), Martyred SBM Mizanur Rahman (Posthumous), Dr Mohammad Haris Ali (Posthumous) for Liberation War, Principal Md Kamruzzaman, (Posthumous) for education and artist Qaiyum Chowdhury for culture. — UNB