Independence Award is Bangladesh's highest civilian honours. This list contains the awardees from 2020 to 2029.
2020 A total of 9 persons and 1 organisation were awarded.
Recipients Area Note Golam Dastagir Gazi independence and liberation war Azizur Rahman independence and liberation war posthumous Commander Abdur Rauf independence and liberation war posthumous Anwar Pasha independence and liberation war posthumous Kalipada Das culture Ferdousi Mazumder culture Professor Dr Md Obaidul Kabir Chowdhury medical science AKMA Muqtadir medical science Bharateswari Homes education
Despite receiving the Independence Award for literature in 2020, the controversial medal for Raiz Uddin was declared void due to various criticism.
2021 A total of 9 persons and 1 organisation were awarded.
Recipients Area Note AKM Bazlur Rahman independence and liberation war posthumous Ahsanullah Master independence and liberation war posthumous Brigadier General Khushid Uddin Ahmed independence and liberation war posthumous Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu independence and liberation war posthumous Mrinmoy Guha Neogi science and technology Mahadev Saha literature Ataur Rahman culture Gazi Mazharul Anwar culture M. Amjad Hossain social work Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council research and training
2022 A total of 10 persons and 1 organisation were awarded.
Recipients Area NoteIlias Ahmed Chowdhury independence and liberation war posthumousKhondkar Nazmul Huda independence and liberation war posthumousAbdul Jalil independence and liberation war Siraj Uddin Ahmed independence and liberation war Mohammad Shahiduddin independence and liberation war posthumousSerajul Huqindependence and liberation warposthumousKanak Kanti BaruaTreatmentKamrul IslamTreatmentAmir Hamza (Revoked)Literature posthumous Syed Mainul Hossain Architecture posthumous Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute research and training Institution
2023 A total of 9 persons and 1 organisation were awarded.
Recipients Area NoteColonel (retd) Shamsul Alam independence and liberation war Lieutenant AG Mohamnmad Khurshid independence and liberation war posthumousKhwaza Nizamuddin Bhuiyan independence and liberation war Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury independence and liberation war Dr Mohammad Mainuddin Ahmed Literature posthumousPabitra Mohan DeyCulturalASM Rakibul HasanSportsDepartment of Fire Service and Civil DefenceSocial Services/Public ServicesBegum Nadira JahanResearch and Training Dr. Firdausi Qadri Research and Training
2024 A total of 10 persons were awarded. RecipientsAreaNoteKazi Abdus SattarIndependence and Liberation WarFlight Sergeant Md Fazlul HaqueIndependence and Liberation WarposthumousAbu Nayeem Md. Najib Uddin KhanIndependence and Liberation WarposthumousFiroza KhatunsportsMubarak Ahmad Khanscience and technologyHarishankar DastreatmentMohammad RafiquzzamanculturalAranya Chiransocial/public servicesMollah Obaydullah Bakisocial/public servicesSM Abraham Lincolnsocial/public services
2025 A total of seven individuals received the award, six of whom were deceased and honored posthumously. RecipientsAreaNoteJamal Nazrul IslamScience/TechnologyPosthumousSir Fazle Hasan AbedSocial ServicesBadruddin Umar (Rejected by recipient)Education/Research Al MahmudLiterature PosthumousNovera AhmedCultureAzam KhanLiberation War/CultureAbrar FahadRebel Youth 2026 A total of fifteen individuals (seven posthumously) and five institutions received the award. RecipientsAreaNoteKhaleda ZiaIndependence, democracy and women's educationPosthumousZafrullah ChowdhurySocial servicesPosthumousMaherin ChowdhurySocial servicesPosthumousMd. Saidul HaqueSocial serviceMohammad Abdul JalilLiberation WarPosthumousAshraf SiddiquiLiterature PosthumousBashir AhmadCulturePosthumousHanif SanketCultureKazi Fazlur RahmanAdministrationPosthumousZahurul KarimScience and technologyZobera Rahman LinuSportsMohammad Abdul Baki Research and trainingMd. Abdur RahimResearch and trainingSukomal BaruaResearch and trainingAbdul Mukit MajumderEnvironmental conservationFaujdarhat Cadet CollegeLiberation WarDhaka Medical College MedicinePalli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF)Rural developmentSOS Children's Villages International in Bangladesh Public serviceGonoshasthaya KendraPublic service
See also List of Independence Day Award recipients (1977–79) List of Independence Day Award recipients (1980–89) List of Independence Day Award recipients (1990–99) List of Independence Day Award recipients (2000–09) List of Independence Day Award recipients (2010–19)
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