UNB, Dhaka :
Fourteen individuals and Bangladesh Navy have been named for Independence Award-2016 in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the nation from their respective fields.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over the award to the nominees at a function at the city’s Osmani Memorial Auditorium on March 24, according to a PID handout.
The nominees under Independence and
Liberation War category are: Finance Minister AMA Muhith, Textiles and Jute Minister Emaj Uddin Pramanik, Moulvi Achmat Ali Khan (posthumous), Squardon Leader (retd) Badrul Alam, Bir Uttam, who played his role in forming Bangladesh Air Force after the Liberation War, Shahid Shah Abdul Mazid, who played the leading role in preventing the attack by Pakistan occupation force at Rajshahi Police Lines, M Abdul Ali (posthumous), then Mahkuma administrator of Rangamati who was killed in an attack by Pakistani military force in 1971, AKM Abdur Rauf, typographer of the constitution (posthumous), KM Shehabuddin, first head of Bangladesh’s Delhi mission and Syed Hasan Imam for playing courageous role in cultural activities in support of the Liberation War.
Besides, Rafiqul Islam (posthumous) and Abdus Salam have been nominated for the award in Mother Language category for playing a role in achieving recognition of 21 February as International Mother Language Day while Dr Maqsudul Alam (posthumous) has been nominated in Science and Technology category for decoding the jute genome.
Fourteen individuals and Bangladesh Navy have been named for Independence Award-2016 in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the nation from their respective fields.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over the award to the nominees at a function at the city’s Osmani Memorial Auditorium on March 24, according to a PID handout.
The nominees under Independence and
Liberation War category are: Finance Minister AMA Muhith, Textiles and Jute Minister Emaj Uddin Pramanik, Moulvi Achmat Ali Khan (posthumous), Squardon Leader (retd) Badrul Alam, Bir Uttam, who played his role in forming Bangladesh Air Force after the Liberation War, Shahid Shah Abdul Mazid, who played the leading role in preventing the attack by Pakistan occupation force at Rajshahi Police Lines, M Abdul Ali (posthumous), then Mahkuma administrator of Rangamati who was killed in an attack by Pakistani military force in 1971, AKM Abdur Rauf, typographer of the constitution (posthumous), KM Shehabuddin, first head of Bangladesh’s Delhi mission and Syed Hasan Imam for playing courageous role in cultural activities in support of the Liberation War.
Besides, Rafiqul Islam (posthumous) and Abdus Salam have been nominated for the award in Mother Language category for playing a role in achieving recognition of 21 February as International Mother Language Day while Dr Maqsudul Alam (posthumous) has been nominated in Science and Technology category for decoding the jute genome.
