Chondona also shared a personal insight into her late husband’s deepest artistic pride. “My personal feeling is that Ayub Bachchu would have been happier if his band LRB had received the award,” she ...

In the cultural arena, veteran actress Farida Akhtar Babita, legendary late musician Ayub Bachchu, folk singer Islam Uddin Palakar, and pioneering rock band Warfaze have been selected for the ...

The Ministry of Cultural Affairs has decided to award this year’s Ekushey Padak to nine individuals and a band. The awardees ...

The Interim Government has announced the recipients of the 2026 Ekushey Padak, nominating nine distinguished individuals and one musical group for the nation's second-highest civilian award. The list, ...

The late rock legend, whose guitar riffs defined a generation, has been posthumously awarded the country’s second-highest civilian honour, ...

The government has decided to award the Ekushey Padak 2026 to nine eminent citizens and a rock band in recognition of their outstanding contributions in various fields. The decision was approved on ...

The government has announced 10 eminent citizens as recipients of the Ekushey Padak 2026, recognising their outstanding contributions across arts, culture, education, and journalism. The Advisory ...

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- The government has decided to confer the Ekushey Padak 2026 on 9 distinguished citizens and a music band in recognition of their outstanding contributions in their respective fields.