Staff Reporter:
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is due to distribute Ekushey Padak 2026 at a ceremony at Osmani Me-morial Auditorium in the city at 11 am today.
Earlier, the government announced the names of nine eminent citizens and one music band for the coun-try’s second-highest civilian award Ekushey Padak 2026 in recognition of their outstanding 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).
