Staff Correspondent
Thirteen distinguished persons of the country will be awarded the Ekushey Padak-2009 in recognition of their outstanding contributions to their respective fields.
The Ministry of Cultural Affairs yesterday made a list of the awardees. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over the award to the persons at Osmani Memorial Auditorium at 11:00 am on February 20, said an official release.
The distinguished persons are Dr Borhan Uddin Khan Jahangir (education), Prof Dr Syed Anwar Hossain (research), Mahbub-Ul Alam Chowdhury (language movement-posthumous), Ashraf-uz Zaman Khan (journalism-posthumous), Begum Bilkis Nasir Uddin (music), Manik Chandra Saha (journalism-posthumous), Humayun Kabir Balu (journalism-posthumous), Begum Selina Hossain (literature), Shamsuzzaman Khan (research), Dr Quazi Khaliquzzaman Ahmad (poverty alleviation), Mohammad Rafi Khan (social service), Mansur-ul-Karim (fine arts) and Ramendu Majumdar (theatre).
The award carries Tk 40,000, a gold medal and a citation.
Courtesy: thedailystar.net
