Ten individuals have been named as recipients of the 2026 Ekushey Padak, according to Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam. The announcement was made on Thursday at a briefing held at the Foreign Service Academy auditorium in Dhaka. The honorees include actress Farida Akhtar Bobita for film, Professor Dr. Mohammad Abdus Sattar for fine arts, Marina Tabassum for architecture, Ayub Bachchu for music, the band Warfaze for band music, Islam Uddin Palakar for theatre, Shafik Rehman for journalism, Professor Dr. Mahbubul Alam Majumdar for education, Tejas Halder Jos for sculpture, and Orthi Ahmed for dance.
The government had earlier invited nominations for the 2026 Ekushey Padak at the end of July of the previous year, with submissions due by October 30. The Department of Information had requested proposals from cultural institutions under the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, all ministries and departments, public universities, district commissioners, and previous recipients of the Ekushey and Independence Awards.
The announcement reflects the government’s continued recognition of contributions across diverse fields of culture, education, and the arts in Bangladesh.
স্টাফ রিপোর্টার প্রকাশ : ০৫ ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০২৬, ১৭: ১৫ স্টাফ রিপোর্টার ববিতাসহ ১০ জন এ বছরের একুশে পদক পাচ্ছেন। প্রধান উপদেষ্টার প্রেস সচিব শফিকুল আলম এ তথ্য জানিয়েছেন। বৃহস্পতিবার রাজধানীর ফরেন সার্ভিস একাডেমি মিলনায়তনে এক বিফ্রিংয়ে তিনি এ তথ্য জানান।
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