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.
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The award ceremony took place on Tuesday morning (March 25) at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka.
This year's Independence Award recipients are:
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- 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).
