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8 receive Ekushey Padak '95
Prime Minister Begum Khaleda 22a yesterday called on the intellectuals and jalented persons to further enrich our thousand-year-old national culture and heritage to help Bangladesh stand with its distinct identity in the comity of nations, reports BSS.
She was speaking at the Ekushey Padak' giving ceremony at the Osmany Memorial Hall here.
The Prime Minister awarded Ekushey Padak' for the year 1995 to eight renowned • personalities for their outstanding contributions in their respective fields.
The recipients were: Ahmad Rafiq — literature: Begum Rushan Jamil — Dance; Mustafa Zaman Ahbksl and Rathin-r, dranath Ray — music; Dr Abdu” Karim and and Dr Yeaz Uddin Ahmed - education; Nizam Uddin Ahmed (posthumous) and Shaeekh Siraj — journalism. Each of them received a
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gold medal, a citation arid Taka twenty thousand.
Begum Asma Abbasi re-ceivea award on behalf of her husband Mustafa Zaman Abbasi while Shafqat Nizam received the award on behalf of his fa' ther Shaheed intellectual Nizam Uddin Ahmed.
Introduced In 1976. the state-level "Ekushey Padak" is being given to the renowned, litterateurs, artistes, educationists and Journalists each year as recognition of their notable contributions in different fields of national life.
The Prime Minister said congenial atmosphere has been created in the society with the establishment of democracy and freedom of expression .
Only democratic atmo sphere, she said, can ensure creative activities of intellec: tuals, writers and artistes.
She said the spirit of Ekushey had paved the way for the establishment of sovereign and independent Bangladesh.
Ekushey February. Begum Zia said, enkindles the sue- , cesses of our national life and inspires us to go ahead.
She paid tributes to the martyrs of the language movement. liberation war and democratic movements of the past.
Ministers, educationists, litterateurs, artistes. Journalists and cultural organisers were present on the occasion.
Cabinet Secretary Ayubur Rahman conducted the function.