Independence Day Awards (2000–09)

Independence Day Award, Bangladesh's highest civilian honours - Winners, 2000-2009:

2000

Ten individuals were awarded.^[1]

Recipients	Area	Note
Syed Shamsul Haque	literature
Binod Bihari Chowdhury	social work
Ajit Ray	music
Ustad Khursheed Khan	music
Sardar Fazlul Karim	education
Shahabuddin	painting
Maulana Abdur Rashid Tarkabagish	literature
M. A. Rab	liberation war
Sultana Kamal	sports
Rokanuzzaman Khan	children organizer

2001

Recipients	Area	Note
Sayeda Motahera Banu	literature
Shaheed Mashiur Rahman	liberation war
Alhaz Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury	liberation war
M. A. Aziz	liberation war
Muhammad Mayezuddin	liberation war
Ruhul Quddus	liberation war
Aminuddin	liberation war
Dr. Zikrul Haque	liberation war
Ashfaqur Rahman Khan	liberation war
M. R. Akhtar Mukul	journalism
Bangladesh Cricket Board	sports	organization

2002

Four individuals and one organization were awarded.^[2]

Recipients	Area	Note
Hasan Hafizur Rahman	literature
Barin Majumder	music
Abdul Latif	music
S. A. Bari	liberation war
Dhaka Ahsania Mission	social work	organization

2003

Two individuals were awarded.^[3]

Recipients	Area	Note
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman	liberation War	posthumous
Ziaur Rahman	liberation war	posthumous

2004

Seven individuals and three organizations were awarded.^[4][5]

Recipients	Area	Note
Oli Ahad	liberation war
Comrade Moni Singh	liberation war	posthumous
Brig (retd) Prof Abdul Malik	medical science
Muhammad Siddiq Khan	education	posthumous
Abu Ishaque	literature	posthumous
Altaf Mahmud	culture	posthumous
Valerie Ann Taylor	social work
Bangladesh Ansar and VDP	sports	organization
Rural Development Academy	rural development	organization
Sandhani	social work	organization

2005

One individual and one organization were awarded.^[6][7]

Recipients	Area	Note
Mujibul Huq
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh		institution

2006

Two organization were awarded.^[8][9]

Recipients	Area	Note
Rapid Action Battalion	social work	organization
Bangladesh Betar	liberation war	organization

2007

In the year 2007, two organizations were awarded:^[10][11]

Recipients	Area	Note
Bangladesh Army	liberation war	organization
BRAC	social work	organization

2008

Three individuals and 1 organization were awarded.^[12]

Recipients	Area	Note
Dr. Syed Muhammad Shamsuzzoha	liberation war
Dr. Govinda Chandra Dev	liberation war
Rehman Sobhan	research and training
Bangladesh Rifles	liberation war	organization

2009

Four personalities received the award in 2009.^[13]

Recipients	Area	Note
Abdul Gaffar Choudhury	literature
Abdul Matin	culture
Professor A M Harun-or Rashid	science and technology
Ivy Rahman	social welfare	posthumous

References

1. 2000 award
2. 2002 award
3. "List of Independence Awardees". Cabinet Division - Bangladesh (in Bangla). Archived from the original on 2013-05-14.
4. UNB, Dhaka (2004-03-26). "Independence Award 2004 handed over". The Daily Star. Vol 4 Num 294. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
5. 2004 award
6. BDNEWS, Dhaka (2005-03-25). "Get united to protect independence: PM; Mujibul Huq, ICDDR,B representative receive Independence Award 2005". The Daily Star. Vol 5 Num 294. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
7. 2005 award
8. BSS, Dhaka (2006-03-24). "RAB, Betar get Independence Award". New Age. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
9. 2006 award
10. UNB, Dhaka (2007-03-26). "Independence Award to Army, Brac; CA for hunger-free Bangladesh". The Daily Star. Vol 5 Num 1,002. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
11. 2007 award
12. UNB Dhaka, Independence Award 2008 announced Date-05-03-2008
13. http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=80302