List of Independence Day Award recipients (1977–1979)

List of Independence Day Award recipients
1977–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–2029

Independence Day Award, Bangladesh's highest civilian honours - Winners, 1977-1979:

1977

Recipients	Area	Note
Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani	social work	posthumous
Kazi Nazrul Islam	literature	The national poet of Bangladesh
Mokarram Hussain Khundker	science and technology	posthumous
Zainul Abedin	arts	posthumous
Mahbub Alam Chashi	rural development
Brig. Mahmudur Rahman Choudhury	medical science
Dr. Md. Zafrullah Chowdhury	population control
Runa Laila	music
Habildar Mostak Ahmad	sports
Enayet Karim	welfare	First Ambassador from Bangladesh to USA

1978

Recipients	Area	Note
Jasimuddin	literature	posthumous
Dr. Mazharul Haque	education	posthumous
Ranada Prasad Saha	social welfare	posthumous
Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim	social welfare
Shah Muhammad Hasanuzzaman	science and technology
Abdul Ahad	music
Mahfuzul Haque	rural development
Alamgir M. A. Kabir	population control

1979

Recipients	Area	Note
Abul Mansur Ahmed	literature	posthumous
Dr. Qazi Motahar Hossain	science and technology
Dr. Muzaffar Ahmed Choudhury	education	posthumous
Firoza Begum	music
Samar Das	music
Phuljhuri Khan	music
Kamrul Hassan	arts	Designed the Flag of Bangladesh
Tahera Kabir	social welfare
Nur Mohammad Mandal	population control