Chief Adviser hands over Ekushey Padak

Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus has handed out the Ekushey Padak 2025 to 17 distinguished individuals and the Bangladesh women’s national football team in recognition of their important contributions in various fields.

He handed over the awards to the recipients at a ceremony at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital on Thursday (February 20) morning.

This year, the award was given posthumously to Azizur Rahman in the field of film. In music, the recipients were Ustad Nirad Baran Barua (posthumous) and Ferdous Ara.

Moeedul Hassan received the award in research, while Dr Niaz Zaman was honoured for education. In photography, Nasir Ali Mamun was recognized, and in painting, Rokeya Sultana received the award. Mahfuz Ullah (posthumous) and Mahmudur Rahman received the award in the field of journalism.

In science and technology, the award went to Mehdi Hasan Khan, as the team leader, along with Rifat Nabi, Md Tanbin Islam Siam, and Shabab Mustafa as team members, for their creation Avro keyboard.

Mohammad Yusuf Chowdhury was posthumously recognized for his contributions to social work.

In language and literature, posthumous awards were given to Helal Hafiz and Shahidul Jahir (Md Shahidul Haque). Dr Shahidul Alam was honoured for his work in culture and education.

The whole Bangladesh National Women’s Football Team received the prestigious award in the field of sports.