Staff Reporter:
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is expected to distribute the Ekushey Padak-2026 at a function in the capital on February 26.
A cultural ministry press release said, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will hand over the ‘Ekushey Pa-dak-2026’ at Osmani Memorial Auditorium at 11:00 am on February 26.
The government has already announced the names of nine eminent citizens and one music band for awarding the country’s second highest civilian award Ekushey Padak-2026 in recognition of their out-standing contribution in various fields.
The recipients are- Farida Akhtar Babita (Film), Professor Md Abdus Sattar (Fine Arts), Marina Tabas-sum (Architecture), Ayub Bachchu (Music), Arthy Ahmed (Dance), Islam Uddin Palakar (Palagan), Shafik Rehman (Journalism), Professor Dr Mahbubul Alam Majumdar (Education), Tejosh Haldar Josh (Sculpture) and Warfaze (Music Band).
