Popular television presenter and producer Hanif Sanket and renowned singer Bashir Ahmed (posthumously) have been named recipients of Bangladesh’s highest civilian honor, the Independence Award 2026. The award recognizes individuals and institutions for their distinguished contributions at the national level. The final list of awardees was approved on Thursday, March 5, during a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Tareque Rahman at the Secretariat, according to Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani.
The list places A.K.M. Hanif (Hanif Sanket) at number seven and Bashir Ahmed at number eight. Former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, the country’s first female head of government, will also receive the award posthumously for her contributions to independence, democracy, and women’s education. The Independence Award, instituted in 1977, is presented annually on March 26 to honor the memory of the martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War.
The recognition underscores the government’s continued effort to honor individuals and organizations that have made exceptional contributions to national life and development.
বিনোদন রিপোর্টার প্রকাশ : ০৫ মার্চ ২০২৬, ১৭: ৪৭ বাংলাদেশ সরকার কর্তৃক প্রদত্ত সর্বোচ্চ বেসামরিক সম্মাননা পদক পাচ্ছেন জনপ্রিয় উপস্থাপক ও নির্মাতা হানিফ সংকেত ও সংগীতশিল্পী বশির আহমেদ। জাতীয় পর্যায়ে গৌরবোজ্জ্বল ও কৃতিত্বপূর্ণ অবদানের স্বীকৃতি হিসেবে ২০
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