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Published: 21 Feb 2021 05:54 PM BdST
Updated: 21 Feb 2021 08:05 PM BdST
Three people and an organisation have received the first International Mother Language Award for their contribution to preservation and promotion of mother language nationally and internationally. );
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Education Minister Dipu Moni handed over the award to the winners at the International Mother Language Institute in Dhaka on Sunday on behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who joined the ceremony via video conferencing.
The awardees include National Professor Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, who has been honoured for his contribution at the national level.
A Nazrul researcher, Prof Rafiqul is the first Nazrul Professor of Dhaka University’s Bangla Department and first director of Nazrul Research Institute.
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