# List of Independence Day Award recipients (2020–2029)

Independence Day Award is Bangladesh's highest civilian honours. This list contains the awardees from 2020 to 2029.
* List of Independence Day Award recipients
* 1977–1979
* 1980–1989
* 1990–1999
* 2000–2009
* 2010–2019
* 2020–2029

## 2020

A total of 9 persons and 1 organisation were awarded.
| Recipients | Area | Note |
| Golam Dastagir Gazi | independence and liberation war | |
| Azizur Rahman | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Commander Abdur Rauf | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Anwar Pasha | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Kalipada Das | culture | |
| Ferdousi Mazumder | culture | |
| Professor Dr Md Obaidul Kabir Chowdhury | medical science | |
| AKMA Muqtadir | medical science | |
| Bharateswari Homes | education | |
Despite receiving the Independence Award for literature in 2020, the controversial medal for Raiz Uddin was declared void due to various criticism.

## 2021

A total of 9 persons and 1 organisation were awarded.
| Recipients | Area | Note |
| AKM Bazlur Rahman | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Ahsanullah Master | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Brigadier General Khushid Uddin Ahmed | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Mrinmoy Guha Neogi | science and technology | |
| Mahadev Saha | literature | |
| Ataur Rahman | culture | |
| Gazi Mazharul Anwar | culture | |
| M. Amjad Hossain | social work | |
| Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council | research and training | |

## 2022

A total of 10 persons and 1 organisation were awarded.
| Recipients | Area | Note |
| Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Khondkar Nazmul Huda | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Abdul Jalil | independence and liberation war | |
| Siraj Uddin Ahmed | independence and liberation war | |
| Mohammad Shahiduddin | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Serajul Huq | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Kanak Kanti Barua | Treatment | |
| Kamrul Islam | Treatment | |
| Amir Hamza (Revoked) | Literature | posthumous |
| Syed Mainul Hossain | Architecture | posthumous |
| Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute | research and training | Institution |

## 2023

A total of 9 persons and 1 organisation were awarded.
| Recipients | Area | Note |
| Colonel (retd) Shamsul Alam | independence and liberation war | |
| Lieutenant AG Mohamnmad Khurshid | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Khwaza Nizamuddin Bhuiyan | independence and liberation war | |
| Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury | independence and liberation war | |
| Dr Mohammad Mainuddin Ahmed | Literature | posthumous |
| Pabitra Mohan Dey | Cultural | |
| ASM Rakibul Hasan | Sports | |
| Department of Fire Service and Civil Defence | Social Services/Public Services | |
| Begum Nadira Jahan | Research and Training | |
| Dr. Firdausi Qadri | Research and Training | |

## 2024

A total of 10 persons were awarded.
| Recipients | Area | Note |
| Kazi Abdus Sattar | Independence and Liberation War | |
| Flight Sergeant Md Fazlul Haque | Independence and Liberation War | posthumous |
| Abu Nayeem Md. Najib Uddin Khan | Independence and Liberation War | posthumous |
| Firoza Khatun | sports | |
| Mubarak Ahmad Khan | science and technology | |
| Harishankar Das | treatment | |
| Mohammad Rafiquzzaman | cultural | |
| Aranya Chiran | social/public services | |
| Mollah Obaydullah Baki | social/public services | |
| SM Abraham Lincoln | social/public services |

## 2025

A total of 7 individuals are expected to receive the award.
| Recipients | Area | Note |
| Jamal Nazrul Islam | social/public services | posthumous |
| Fazle Hasan Abed | social/public services | posthumous |
| Badruddin Umar | social/public services | |
| Al Mahmud | literature | posthumous |
| Novera Ahmed | Culture | posthumous |
| Azam Khan | cultural | posthumous |
| Abrar Fahad | social/public services | posthumous |