Eminent musician Bareen Majumder and Language Movement hero Abdul Matin have been selected for the Janakantha Gunijan Sam-manona '98, reports UNB.

The awardees will receive Tk 1,00,000 each and Tk 5.000 per month (lifelong), said a press release.

The nomination committee has also named eight personalities of the country for the Janakantha Proliva Sammanona '98.

They are Binod Bihari Chowdhury’ (Teaching). Ataur Rahman (poetry). Safiuddin Ahmed (journalism). Emdad Hossain (art), Rani Sarker (performance). Kakon Bibi (freedom fighter). Sukumar Barua (rhyme and literature) and Abdur Rashid Sinha (Literature).

The recipients of the Janakantha Proliva 5am-manona '98 will get Tk 25.000 each and Tk 5000 per month (lifelong), said a press release’ yesterday.