2000 In 2000, 15 people received the Ekushey Padak, two of them posthumously:
Ekhlas Uddin Ahmed, literature Mohiuddin Ahmed, politics (posthumous) Rafiq Uddin Ahmed, language martyr Abul Barkat, language martyr Syed Abdul Hadi, music Gaziul Haque, Language Movement Khalid Hossain, music Nilima Ibrahim, education Jamal Nazrul Islam, science and technology Abdul Jabbar, language martyr Abdullah Al Mamun, drama Zahidur Rahim, music (posthumous) Sofiur Rahman, language martyr Abdus Salam, language martyr Shamim Sikder, sculpture
2001 In 2001, one organization and 11 people received the Ekushey Padak:
The Mother Language Lovers Of The World, for its contribution to the declaration of 21 February as International Mother Language Day Foni Borua, music Shyamoli Nasrin Chowdhury, education Nirmalendu Goon, literature Zia Haider, literature Rafiqul Islam, education Binoy Bashi Joldas, instrumental music Shah Abdul Karim, folk song Abdul Matin, Language Movement Golam Mustafa, film Ataur Rahman, drama Mahadev Saha, literature
2002 In 2002, 14 people received the Ekushey Padak, seven of them posthumously:
Sufia Ahmed, flourishing culture and Language Movement Gazi Mazharul Anwar, music Abul Kalam Azad, education (posthumously) Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, Language Movement (posthumously) Ahmed Sofa, literature (posthumously) Monzur Hossain, Language Movement (posthumously) Mohammad Sharif Hossain, education Serajur Rahman, journalism Abdur Jabbar Khan, film (posthumously) Sadek Khan, Language Movement and film Kazi Golam Mahbub, Language Movement Pratibha Mutsuddi, education Muhammad Shahidullah, literature and Language Movement (posthumously) Ramesh Shil, Gano Sangeet (posthumously)
2003 12 persons were awarded.
Muhammad Shamsul Huq Muhammad Ekramul Huq Zebunnessa Rahman Zobeda Khanum Abdul Mannan Syed Al Mujahidi Anjuman Ara Begum Lokman Hossain Fakir Khan Ataur Rahman Abdul Hamid Nazim Uddin Mostan UNESCO
2004
In 2004, 10 people received the Ekushey Padak, two of them posthumously. Mohammad Moniruzzaman Miah (education) Wakil Ahmed (research) Farida Hossain (literature) Nilufar Yasmin (music, posthumously) Moniruzzaman Monir (music) Mustafa Manwar (fine arts) Nawab Faizunnesa (social service, posthumously) Zobaida Hannan (social service) A.Z.M. Enayetullah Khan (journalism) Chashi Nazrul Islam (film)
2005 14 persons received the award. Saifur Rahman (language movement) Khandaker Delwar Hossain (language movement) Syed Mujtaba Ali (literature) Abdullah Abu Sayeed (education) Iqbal Mahmud (education) Zubaida Gulshan Ara (literature) Mohammad Abdul Gafur (language movement) Abu Saleh (literature) Ashab Uddin Ahmed (literature) Chittaranjan Saha (education) Mahasanghanayak Bishuddhananda Mahathero (social service) Bashir Ahmed (music) Apel Mahmood (music) Md Mashir Hossain (journalism)
2006 In 2006, 13 people received the Ekushey Padak, three of them posthumously:
Aftab Ahmed, photography Jasimuddin Ahmed, education M. Asaduzzaman, education Sukomal Barua, education Anwara Begum, education Shahadat Chowdury, journalism (posthumous) Nurul Islam, literature (posthumous) Anwaruddin Khan, music (posthumous) Gaziul Hasan Khan, journalism Hamiduzzaman Khan, sculpture Abul Kalam Monjur Morshed, literature Rawshan Ara Mustafiz, music Fatema Tuz Zohra, music
2007 In 2007, five people received the Ekushey Padak, two of them posthumously.
M A Beg, photography (posthumous) Selim Al Deen, drama Mohammad Mahfuzullah, literature Anwar Pervez, music (posthumous) Muhammad Habibur Rahman, literature
2008 In 2008, nine people received the Ekushey Padak, four of them posthumously.
Muzaffar Ahmed, education Khandaker Nurul Alam, music Shyam Sundar Baishnab, music (posthumous) Najma Chowdhury, research Shefali Ghosh, music (posthumous) Waheedul Haq, music (posthumous) Zohra Begum Kazi, social work (posthumous) Dilwar Khan, literature Khaleque Nawaz Khan, language
2009 In 2009, 13 people received the Ekushey Padak, three of them posthumously.
Burhanuddin Khan Jahangir (education) Syed Anwar Husain (research) Mahbub Ul Alam Choudhury (language movement) Ashraf Uz Zaman Khan (journalism) Begum Bilkis Nasir Uddin (journalism) Manik Chandra Saha (journalism) Humayun Kabir Balu (journalism) Selina Hossain (literature) Shamsuzzaman Khan (research) Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad (poverty reduction) Mohammad Rafi Khan (social service) Monsur Ul Karim (fine arts) Ramendu Majumdar (theatre)
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