14 individuals, women's football team to get Ekushey Padak

The government has named 14 distinguished individuals and the Bangladesh women's national football team for the Ekushey Padak 2025 in recognition of their contributions to various fields.

The Ministry of Cultural Affairs announced the names in a press release on Thursday.

The women's football team has been honoured for their contribution to sports.

Eminent poet Helal Hafiz (posthumous) and Shahidul Zahir (Md. Shahidul Haque) (posthumous) have been recognised for their contributions to language and literature.

In arts and culture, the awardees include Azizur Rahman (posthumous) for film, Ustad Nirad Baran Barua (posthumous) for music, Ferdous Ara for music, Nasir Ali Mamun for photography, and Rokeya Sultana for painting.

Mahfuz Ullah (posthumous) and Mahmudur Rahman have been awarded for journalism and human rights.

Dr. Shahidul Alam has been recognised for contributions to culture and education, while Dr. Niaz Zaman has been honoured for education.

Mehedi Hasan Khan will receive the award for science and technology, and Mohammad Yusuf Chowdhury (posthumous) for social service.

Moidul Hasan has been selected for his contributions to research.