Independence Award, Bangladesh's highest civilian honours - Winners, 1980-1989:

1980

Recipients Area Note Muhammad Shahidullah education posthumous Mawlana Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh education Alhaz Zahir Uddin social work posthumous Farrukh Ahmed literature posthumous Munier Chowdhury science and technology posthumous Sohrab Hossain music Khondokar Ameer Hasan science and technology

1981

Recipients Area NoteMaulana Mohammad Akram Khan journalism posthumousAbbas Uddin music posthumousMajor Abdul Ghani social work posthumousShamsunnahar Mahmud social work posthumousAbbas Mirja sports posthumousDewan Mohammad Azraf literature Waliullah Patwari education Ustad Khadem Hossain Khan music

1982

Recipients Area NoteM. A. Rashid education posthumousKazi Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain social work posthumous Syed Murtaza Ali literature posthumousAnwarul Haque fine arts posthumous Begum Feroza Bari social service

1983

In the year 1983, 4 individuals and 1 organization were awarded: Recipients Area Note Abdul Kadir literature Muhammad Enamul Haque education posthumousSerajul Huq education Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation for Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM) medical science organization

1984

In the year 1984, 6 individuals and 2 institutes were awarded. One person was awarded. Recipients Area NoteMuhammad Qudrat-i-Khuda Science Mohammad Nasiruddin journalism Muhammad Mansuruddin literature Shah Abul Hasnat Mohammad Ismail literature Ustad Ayet Ali Khan music Bulbul Choudhury dance posthumousDidar Sarbik Gram Unnayan Samabay Somity rural development Kumudini Welfare Trust social service organization

1985

One person was awarded. Recipients Area NoteMuhammad Ataul Gani Osmani social welfare posthumous

1986

Two individuals and one organization were awarded. Recipients Area NoteBangladesh Academy for Rural Development, Comilla rural development organization Mafizuddin Ahmed science and technology Mosharraf Hossain sports

1987

Three individuals and one organization were awarded. Recipients Area Note M Hossain Ali social work Syed Ali Ahsan literature Muhammad Yunus rural development Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and Transfusion medical science organization

1988

Two individuals were awarded. Recipients Area NoteAminul Islam fine arts Md. Nurul Alam social work posthumous

1989

Two individuals were awarded. Recipients Area Note Mostafizur Rahman medical science and social work Niaz Morshed sports

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