Twenty-four eminent personalities will get the country's second highest civilian award, the Ekushey Padak, this year (2022) in recognition of their contributions to various fields. The Cultural Affairs Ministry announced the names on Thursday (Feb 3) in a press release.

Mostafa MA Matin (posthumous) and Mirza Tofazzal Hossain Mukul (posthumous) have been selected for their roles in Language Movement. Prof Md Matiur Rahman, Syed Moazzem Ali (posthumous), QABM Rahman, and Amzad Ali Khandaker won the award under the category of Liberation War.

Jinat Barkatullah has been awarded for dance; Nazrul Islam Babu (posthumous), Iqbal Ahmed and Mahmudur Rahman Benu for music; Khaled Mahmud Khan (posthumous), Afzal hossain and Masum Aziz in acting. MA Malek won the award for journalism while Prof Dr Gautam Buddha Das won in education, SM Abraham Lincoln and Sangharaj Gyanshree Mahather in social service.

Poets Kamal Chowdhury and Jharna Das Purkayastha won in language and literature category. Md Anawar Hossain won in science and technology, and Dr Md Abdus Sattar Mandal, Dr Md Enamul Haque (team), Dr Shahanaz Sultana (team leader), and Dr Jannatul Ferdous (team) won for research.

Source: Bangla News