List of Ekushey Padak award recipients (2000–2009)
2000
In 2000, 15 people received the Ekushey Padak, two of them posthumously:[1]
- Ekhlas Uddin Ahmed, literature
 - Mohiuddin Ahmed, politics (posthumous)
 - Rafiq Uddin Ahmed, language martyr
 - Abul Barkat, language martyr
 - Syed Abdul Hadi, music
 - Gaziul Haque, Language Movement
 - Khalid Hossain, music
 - Nilima Ibrahim, education
 - Jamal Nazrul Islam, science and technology
 - Abdul Jabbar, language martyr
 - Abdullah Al Mamun, drama
 - Zahidur Rahim, music (posthumous)
 - Sofiur Rahman, language martyr
 - Abdus Salam, language martyr
 - Shamim Sikder, sculpture
 
2001
In 2001, one organization and 11 people received the Ekushey Padak:[2]
- The Mother Language Lovers Of The World, for its contribution to the declaration of 21 February as International Mother Language Day
 - Foni Borua, music
 - Shyamoli Nasrin Chowdhury, education
 - Nirmalendu Goon, literature
 - Zia Haider, literature
 - Rafiqul Islam, education
 - Binoy Bashi Joldas, instrumental music
 - Shah Abdul Karim, folk song
 - Abdul Matin, Language Movement
 - Golam Mustafa, film
 - Ataur Rahman, drama
 - Mahadev Saha, literature
 
2002
In 2002, 14 people received the Ekushey Padak, seven of them posthumously:[3]
- Sufia Ahmed, flourishing culture and Language Movement
 - Gazi Mazharul Anwar, music
 - Abul Kalam Azad, education (posthumously)
 - Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, Language Movement (posthumously)
 - Ahmed Sofa, literature (posthumously)
 - Monzur Hossain, Language Movement (posthumously)
 - Mohammad Sharif Hossain, education
 - Serajur Rahman, journalism
 - Abdur Jabbar Khan, film (posthumously)
 - Sadek Khan, Language Movement and film
 - Kazi Golam Mahbub, Language Movement
 - Pratibha Mutsuddi, education
 - Muhammad Shahidullah, literature and Language Movement (posthumously)
 - Ramesh Shil, Gano Sangeet (posthumously)
 
2003
12 persons were awarded.
- Muhammad Shamsul Huq
 - Muhammad Ekramul Huq
 - Zebunnessa Rahman
 - Zobeda Khanum
 - Abdul Mannan Syed
 - Al Mujahidi
 - Anjuman Ara Begum
 - Lokman Hossain Fakir
 - Khan Ataur Rahman
 - Abdul Hamid
 - Nazim Uddin Mostan
 - UNESCO
 
2004
In 2004, 10 people received the Ekushey Padak, two of them posthumously.[4]
- Mohammad Moniruzzaman Miah (education)
 - Wakil Ahmed (research)
 - Farida Hossain (literature)
 - Nilufar Yasmin (music, posthumously)
 - Moniruzzaman Monir (music)
 - Mustafa Manwar (fine arts)
 - Nawab Faizunnesa (social service, posthumously)
 - Zobaida Hannan (social service)
 - A.Z.M. Enayetullah Khan (journalism)
 - Chashi Nazrul Islam (film)
 
2005
14 persons received the award.[5]
- Saifur Rahman (language movement)
 - Khandaker Delwar Hossain (language movement)
 - Syed Mujtaba Ali (literature)
 - Abdullah Abu Sayeed (education)
 - Iqbal Mahmud (education)
 - Zubaida Gulshan Ara (literature)
 - Mohammad Abdul Gafur (language movement)
 - Abu Saleh (literature)
 - Ashab Uddin Ahmed (literature)
 - Chittaranjan Saha (education)
 - Srimat Bishuddh-ananda Mahathero (social service)
 - Bashir Ahmed (music)
 - Apel Mahmood (music)
 - Md Mashir Hossain (journalism)
 
2006
In 2006, 13 people received the Ekushey Padak, three of them posthumously:[6]
- Aftab Ahmed, photography
 - Jasimuddin Ahmed, education
 - M. Asaduzzaman, education
 - Sukomal Barua, education
 - Anwara Begum, education
 - Shahadat Chowdury, journalism (posthumous)
 - Nurul Islam, literature (posthumous)
 - Anwaruddin Khan, music (posthumous)
 - Gaziul Hasan Khan, journalism
 - Hamiduzzaman Khan, sculpture
 - Abul Kalam Monjur Morshed, literature
 - Rawshan Ara Mustafiz, music
 - Fatema Tuz Zohra, music
 
2007
In 2007, five people received the Ekushey Padak, two of them posthumously.[7]
- M A Beg, photography (posthumous)
 - Selim Al Deen, drama
 - Mohammad Mahfuzullah, literature
 - Anwar Pervez, music (posthumous)
 - Muhammad Habibur Rahman, literature
 
2008
In 2008, nine people received the Ekushey Padak, four of them posthumously.[8]
- Muzaffar Ahmed, education
 - Khandaker Nurul Alam, music
 - Shyam Sundar Baishnab, music (posthumous)
 - Najma Chowdhury, research
 - Shefali Ghosh, music (posthumous)
 - Waheedul Haq, music (posthumous)
 - Zohra Begum Kazi, social work (posthumous)
 - Dilwar Khan, literature
 - Khaleque Nawaz Khan, language
 
2009
In 2009, 13 people received the Ekushey Padak, three of them posthumously.[9]
- Burhanuddin Khan Jahangir (education)
 - Syed Anwar Husain (research)
 - Mahbub Ul Alam Choudhury (language movement)
 - Ashraf Uz Zaman Khan (journalism)
 - Begum Bilkis Nasir Uddin (journalism)
 - Manik Chandra Saha (journalism)
 - Humayun Kabir Balu (journalism)
 - Selina Hossain (literature)
 - Shamsuzzaman Khan (research)
 - Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad (poverty reduction)
 - Mohammad Rafi Khan (social service)
 - Monsur Ul Karim (fine arts)
 - Ramendu Majumdar (theatre)
 
References
- ^ "Take fresh vow to establish dignity of mother tongue : Ekushey Padak- 2000 distributed". The Independent. Dhaka. 21 February 2001. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
 - ^ "11 personalities, one organization get Ekushey Padak-2001". The Independent. Dhaka. 21 February 2001. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
 - ^ "14 nominated for 'Ekushey Padak-2002'". The Independent. Dhaka. February 13, 2002. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
 - ^ "10 awarded Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star. 2004-02-17. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
 - ^ "14 to get Ekushey Padak".
 - ^ "13 get Ekushey Padak, ministers dropped from list". The Daily Star. 20 February 2006. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
 - ^ "Five awarded Ekushey Padak". bdnews24.com. 19 February 2007.
 - ^ "9 get Ekushey Padak 2008". The Daily Star. 19 February 2008.
 - ^ "PM to give Ekushey Padak today". bdnews24. February 12, 2009. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
 
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