Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister and BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 14 others have been awarded the newly introduced ‘Aposhhin Deshnetri Begum Khaleda Zia Smriti Shornapadak 2026’.
The other awardees are Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku; Women and Children Affairs Minister Dr AZM Zahid Hossain; Adviser Ismail Jabiullah; State Minister for Youth and Sports Aminul Haque, Adviser Dr Mahdi Amin, Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) Managing Director and Chief Editor Kamal Uddin Shabuj, organiser of Mayer Daak Sanjida Islam Tuli, president of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Tamim Iqbal, litterateur Dr Mahbub Hasan; poet Abdul Hye Sikder; journalist Ashraf Kaiser; industrialist Dr Abul Kashem Haider, businessman Abdul Haque and Fatema Begum (personal assistant to Begum Zia), a press release stated.
The New York-based Bangladesh Probashi Nagoric Committee, Inc introduced the award in memory of former Prime Minister and former BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. Every year, the press release said, the award will honour the illustrious persons who have contributed to the nation.
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