CA Presents Independence Award 2025

Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of the interim government, has presented the Independence Award 2025 to seven distinguished individuals for their remarkable contributions at the national level.

The award ceremony took place on Tuesday morning (March 25) at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka.

This year's Independence Award recipients are:

• Professor Jamal Nazrul Islam (Posthumous) – Science and Technology
• Mir Abdus Shukur Al Mahmud (Posthumous) – Literature
• Novera Ahmed (Posthumous) – Culture
• Sir Fazle Hasan Abed (Posthumous) – Social Service
• Mohammad Mahbubul Haque Khan (Azam Khan) (Posthumous) – Liberation War and Culture
• Badruddin Mohammad Umar – Education and Research
• Abrar Fahad (Posthumous) – Protesting Youth

The Cabinet Division officially announced the list of awardees through a gazette notification on March 11 (Sunday).