Ekushey Padak

Ekushey Padak
Ekushey Padak
Type	National Civilian
Country	Bangladesh
Presented by	Government of Bangladesh
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Established	1976
First awarded	1976
Last awarded	2024
Website	http://www.moca.gov.bd/
Precedence
Next (higher)	Independence Day Award

Ekushey Padak (Bengali: একুশে পদক; lit. "Twenty-first Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952.^[1] The award is given to recognize contributions in a number of fields, including culture, education, and economics. The Ministry of Cultural Affairs administers the award.^[2]

The award consists of an 18 carat gold medal weighing 3 tolas and a certificate of honour.^[1] The medal was designed by the artist Nitun Kundu.^[3] The amount of the cash reward was originally ৳ 25,000, but it was subsequently increased to ৳ 100,000 in 2015. Next it was increased to tk 200,000 in 2017 and to tk 400,000 as of November 2019.^[4]

^ ^a ^b Khan, Sanjida (2012). "National Awards". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
^ "Nomination proposals sought for Ekushey Padak-2018". The Independent. Dhaka. 17 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
^ "Artist Nitun Kundu passes away". The Daily Star. 16 September 2006. Archived from the original on 2 March 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2006.
^ "National awards money doubled, amount for Independence Award raised to Tk 500,000". bdnews24.com. 21 November 2019. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

[Banglapedia-1] Khan, Sanjida (2012). "National Awards". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2016-03-12.

[2] "Nomination proposals sought for Ekushey Padak-2018". The Independent. Dhaka. 17 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[3] "Artist Nitun Kundu passes away". The Daily Star. 16 September 2006. Archived from the original on 2 March 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2006.

[4] "National awards money doubled, amount for Independence Award raised to Tk 500,000". bdnews24.com. 21 November 2019. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

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