List of Independence Day Award recipients
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Independence Day Award, Bangladesh's highest civilian honours - Winners, 2010-2019:
2010
Ten people and an organisation were awarded.[1] as below:
2011
Two institutions and seven people were awarded .[2]
2012
Ten people received the award.[3]
2013
The award was given to eight people.[4]
2014
Nine people and one institution were awarded.[5][6]
2015
The award was given to eight people.[7]
2016
The award was given to fourteen people and one organization.[8]
Recipients
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Area
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Abul Maal Abdul Muhith |
Independence and Liberation War |
Finance minister of Bangladesh
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Emaz Uddin Pramanik |
Independence and Liberation War |
Textiles and Jute Minister of Bangladesh
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Moulavi Asmat Ali Khan |
Independence and Liberation War |
posthumous
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Badrul Alam |
Independence and Liberation War |
Squadron Leader, Bir Uttam, formed Bangladesh Air Force
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Shahid Shah Abdul Mazid |
Independence and Liberation War |
Prevented the attack on Rajshahi Police Lines by the Pakistan occupation force
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M Abdul Ali |
Independence and Liberation War |
posthumous; Administrator of Rangamati killed by Pakistani military force attack
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AKM Abdur Rouf |
Independence and Liberation War |
posthumous; typographer of the constitution
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KM Shehabuddin |
Independence and Liberation War |
posthumous; first diplomat to resign from Pakistani Foreign Service and pledge allegiance to Bangladesh; first head of Bangladesh's New Delhi mission
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Syed Hasan Imam |
Independence and Liberation War |
cultural activities during the Liberation War
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Rafiqul Islam |
Mother Language |
posthumous
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Abdus Salam |
Mother Language |
Achieving recognition of 21 February as International Mother Language Day
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Maqsudul Alam |
Science and Technology |
Posthumous; decoded the jute genome
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Mohammad Rafi Khan |
Medical Science |
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Rezwana Choudhury Bannya |
Cultural |
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Nirmalendu Goon |
Literature |
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Bangladesh Navy |
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2017
The award was given to fifteen people and an organization.[9]
2018
Eighteen people were awarded.[10]
2019
Thirteen people and an organization were awarded.[11][12]
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