Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina, along with foreign friends who made outstanding
contributions to the country's Liberation War in 1971, poses for
photographs at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre Saturday.
Bangladesh
on Saturday conferred awards on 62 more foreign friends for their
outstanding contributions to the country's Liberation War 41 years ago.The foreign friends' support came when Bangalees stood up against the atrocities and genocide and contributed to the eventful emergence of sovereign Bangladesh through a nine-month war.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ceremonially handed over "Muktijuddho Moitri Sammanana" (Friends of Liberation War Honour) to them at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital.
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, State Minister for Liberation War Affairs Captain (Retd) AB Tajul Islam and award recipient Jagdish C Sharma, a former army officer and ambassador of India, addressed the function.
President Zillur Rahman was absent in the ceremony due to his illness.
Among the recipients, 60 personalities and two organisations from 10 countries received the awards. They are mostly from India and others are from USA, Russia, France, Australia, UK, Sweden, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan.
Among the prominent figures are late Illa Mitra, late Prof Satyen Bose, late singer Hemanta Kumar Mukhapadhay, late Ritwik Ghatak, Late Sunil Gangopadhaya, late literature Tara Sankar Bandyopadhaya, eminent singer Manna Dey, Syed Asif Shahkar, late Shri Prabodh Candra, late Maqbool Fida Husain and late William AS Ouderland Bir Protik
This was the fourth phase of awarding foreign friends since the government first conferred honour on late Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi.
Her daughter-in-law and Congress President Sonia Gandhi received the honour on her behalf on July 25, 2011.
In the second phase, Bangladesh awarded 83 with "Bangladesh Liberation War Honour" and "Friends of Liberation War Honour" on March 27 and 61 received the state honour in the third phase on October 20 this year
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