Ekushey Padak 2026 Announced: Marina Tabassum in Architecture Among Ten Honourees
The government has announced the recipients of the Ekushey Padak 2026, Bangladesh’s second-highest civilian award. Architect Marina Tabassum is among the ten distinguished individuals and organisations selected for this year’s honour.
The other recipients are: legendary singer, guitarist, and music composer Ayub Bachchu (posthumous) for music; renowned actress Farida Akhtar Bobita for film; Dr Mohammad Abdus Sattar for fine arts; popular band Warfaze for band music; folk theatre artist Palakar Islam Uddin for drama; journalist Shafik Rehman for journalism; Professor Mahbubul Alam Majumdar for education; sculptor Tejas Halder for sculpture; and Athoi Ahmed for dance.
The announcement was made on Thursday, 5 February, at a press briefing held at the Foreign Service Academy on Bailey Road in the capital, where Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam shared the details.
Earlier, the government invited nominations for the Ekushey Padak 2026 in late July last year, with a deadline set for 30 October of the same year.
Notably, Marina Tabassum received the prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2016 for the Baitur Rouf Mosque, built on land donated by her grandmother in the Dakshinkhan area of northern Dhaka.
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