List of Independence Day Award recipients (1977–1979)


List of Independence Day Award recipients

Independence Day Award, Bangladesh's highest civilian honours - Winners, 1977-1979:[1]

1977

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. pp. 349–350. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.