Independence Award, Bangladesh's highest civilian honours - Winners, 2000-2009:

2000

Ten individuals were awarded. Recipients Area NoteSyed Shamsul Haque literature Binod Bihari Chowdhury social work Ajit Roy music Ustad Khurshid Khan music Sardar Fazlul Karim education Shahabuddin painting Maulana Abdur Rashid Tarkabagish literature M. A. Rab liberation war Sultana Kamal sports Rokanuzzaman Khan children organizer

2001

Recipients Area NoteSayeda Motahera Banu literature Shaheed Mashiur Rahman liberation war Alhaz Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury liberation war M. A. Aziz liberation war Muhammad Mayezuddin liberation war Late Ruhul Quddus liberation war Aminuddin liberation war Dr. Zikrul Haque liberation war Ashfaqur Rahman Khan liberation war M. R. Akhtar Mukul journalism Bangladesh Cricket Board sports organization

2002

Four individuals and one organization were awarded. Recipients Area Note Hasan Hafizur Rahman literature Barin Majumder music Abdul Latif music S. A. Bari liberation war Dhaka Ahsania Mission social work organization

2003

Two individuals were awarded.

Recipients Area NoteSheikh Mujibur Rahman liberation War posthumousZiaur Rahman liberation war posthumous

2004

Seven individuals and three organizations were awarded.

Recipients Area Note Oli Ahad liberation war Comrade Moni Singh liberation war posthumousBrig (retd) Prof Abdul Malik medical science Muhammad Siddiq Khan education posthumous Abu Ishaque literature posthumous Altaf Mahmud culture posthumous Valerie Ann Taylor social work Bangladesh Ansar and VDP sports organization Rural Development Academy rural development organization Sandhani social work organization

2005

One individual and one organization were awarded. Recipients Area NoteMujibul Huq International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh institution

2006

Two organization were awarded. Recipients Area NoteRapid Action Battalion social work organizationBangladesh Betar liberation war organization

2007

In the year 2007, two organizations were awarded: Recipients Area Note Bangladesh Army liberation war organization BRAC social work organization

2008

Three individuals and 1 organization were awarded.UNB Dhaka, Independence Award 2008 announced Date-05-03-2008

Recipients Area Note Dr. Syed Muhammad Shamsuzzoha liberation war Dr. Govinda Chandra Dev liberation war Rehman Sobhan research and training Bangladesh Rifles liberation war organization

2009

Four personalities received the award in 2009.

Recipients Area Note Abdul Gaffar Choudhury literature Abdul Matin culture Professor A M Harun-or Rashid science and technologyIvy Rahman social welfare posthumous

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