The government is considering eight individuals for the Swadhinata Padak 2025 (Independence Award), the highest civilian award, for their outstanding contribution to the nation.
The Cabinet Division will soon announce the official list, a senior government source confirmed Thursday afternoon.
The individuals under consideration include the Commander-in-chief of the Liberation War General MAG Osmani; Eminent Scientist Professor Jamal Nazrul Islam; BRAC founder Sir Fazle Hasan Abed; researcher, writer, and intellectual Badruddin Umar; poet Al Mahmud; pop legend Azam Khan; renowned sculptor Novera Ahmed, who is one of the key designers of the Central Shaheed Minar; and Abrar Fahad, a student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), who was killed by members of the now-banned Chhatra League in October, 2019.
According to sources from the Cabinet Division, the list of nominees for the Swadhinata Padak 2025 has been approved by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, and the official announcement will be made soon.
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