# List of Independence Day Award recipients (2000–2009)

* List of Independence Day Award recipients
* 1977–1979
* 1980–1989
* 1990–1999
* 2000–2009
* 2010–2019
* 2020–2029
Independence Day Award, Bangladesh's highest civilian honours - Winners, 2000-2009:

## 2000

Ten individuals were awarded.
| Recipients | Area |
| Syed Shamsul Haque | literature |
| Binod Bihari Chowdhury | social work |
| Ajit Ray | music |
| Ustad Khurshid Khan | music |
| Sardar Fazlul Karim | education |
| Shahabuddin | painting |
| Maulana Abdur Rashid Tarkabagish | literature |
| M. A. Rab | liberation war |
| Sultana Kamal | sports |
| Rokanuzzaman Khan | children organizer |

## 2001

| Recipients | Area | Note |
| Sayeda Motahera Banu | literature | |
| Shaheed Mashiur Rahman | liberation war | |
| Alhaz Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury | liberation war | |
| M. A. Aziz | liberation war | |
| Muhammad Mayezuddin | liberation war | |
| Late Ruhul Quddus | liberation war | |
| Aminuddin | liberation war | |
| Dr. Zikrul Haque | liberation war | |
| Ashfaqur Rahman Khan | liberation war | |
| M. R. Akhtar Mukul | journalism | |
| Bangladesh Cricket Board | sports | organization |

## 2002

Four individuals and one organization were awarded.
| Recipients | Area | Note |
| Hasan Hafizur Rahman | literature | |
| Barin Majumder | music | |
| Abdul Latif | music | |
| S. A. Bari | liberation war | |
| Dhaka Ahsania Mission | social work | organization |

## 2003

Two individuals were awarded.
| Recipients | Area | Note |
| Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | liberation War | posthumous |
| Ziaur Rahman | liberation war | posthumous |

## 2004

Seven individuals and three organizations were awarded.
| Recipients | Area | Note |
| Oli Ahad | liberation war | |
| Comrade Moni Singh | liberation war | posthumous |
| Brig (retd) Prof Abdul Malik | medical science | |
| Muhammad Siddiq Khan | education | posthumous |
| Abu Ishaque | literature | posthumous |
| Altaf Mahmud | culture | posthumous |
| Valerie Ann Taylor | social work | |
| Bangladesh Ansar and VDP | sports | organization |
| Rural Development Academy | rural development | organization |
| Sandhani | social work | organization |

## 2005

One individual and one organization were awarded.
| Recipients | Area | Note |
| Mujibul Huq | | |
| International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh | | institution |

## 2006

Two organization were awarded.
| Recipients | Area | Note |
| Rapid Action Battalion | social work | organization |
| Bangladesh Betar | liberation war | organization |

## 2007

In the year 2007, two organizations were awarded:
| Recipients | Area | Note |
| Bangladesh Army | liberation war | organization |
| BRAC | social work | organization |

## 2008

Three individuals and 1 organization were awarded.
| Recipients | Area | Note |
| Dr. Syed Muhammad Shamsuzzoha | liberation war | |
| Dr. Govinda Chandra Dev | liberation war | |
| Rehman Sobhan | research and training | |
| Bangladesh Rifles | liberation war | organization |

## 2009

Four personalities received the award in 2009.
| Recipients | Area | Note |
| Abdul Gaffar Choudhury | literature | |
| Abdul Matin | culture | |
| Professor A M Harun-or Rashid | science and technology | |
| Ivy Rahman | social welfare | posthumous |