21 named for Ekushey Padak 2020

The government has named 20 eminent persons for the Ekushey Padak, the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute will also be awarded this year.

The cultural affairs ministry published the names on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over the awards to the recipients or their representatives at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka on Feb 20.

Who named for Ekushey Padak 2020 are : Aminul Islam Badsha (posthumous) for Language Movement; Begum Dalia Nowshin, Shangkar Roy and Mita Haque for music; Golam Mostafa Khan for dance; Dr. Farida Zaman for art; Haji Aktar Sardar (posthumous) and Dr AAM Mesbahul Haque and Abdul Jabbar for Liberation War; Zafar Wazed for journalism; Dr Jahangir Alam and Allama Syed Mohammad Saifur Rahman for research; Professor Dr Bikiron Prasad Barua for education; Professor Dr Shamsul Alam for economics; Sufi Mohammad Mizanur Rahman for social welfare; Dr Nurun Nabi, Sikder Aminul Haque (posthumous) and Nazmun Nesa Peyari for language and literature; Professor Dr Sayeba Akhtar for medicine. Besides, Bangladesh Fish Research Institute will also be awarded the prestigious award for research.

Dhaka/AKA