Decision to return Ziaur Rahman's Independence Award
Staff Correspondent
The decision to revoke the Independence Award of late President Ziaur Rahman, which was canceled in 2003, has been annulled.
At the same time, the names of the selected recipients of the Independence Award 2025 have been announced.
This information was disclosed in a press release issued by the Cabinet Division on Tuesday.
According to the statement, the government has decided to honor seven distinguished individuals with the "Independence Award 2025" in recognition of their outstanding and significant contributions at the national level.
The individuals selected for this year's Independence Award are:
Professor Jamal Nazrul Islam (posthumously) in Science and Technology
Mir Abdus Shukur Al Mahmud (posthumously) in Literature
Novera Ahmed (posthumously) in Culture
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed (posthumously) in Social Service
Mohammad Mahbubul Haque Khan, also known as Azam Khan (posthumously) in Liberation War and Culture
Badruddin Mohammad Umar in Education and Research
Abrar Fahad (posthumously) for Protest and Youth Activism
