Ekushey Padak Awards (1980–89)
Ekushey Padak Award, Bangladesh's highest civilian honours - Winners, 1980-1989:
1980
- Abul Hussain (Literature)
- Murtaza Bashir (Painting)
- Rahat Khan (Literature)
1981
- Obayedul Huq (Journalism)
- Mustafa Nurul Islam (Literature)
- Abdul Halim Chowdhury (Music)
- A.K. Hasim Uddin Ahmed (Mass Education Activity)
1982
- Abul Hasan (Literature) (Posthumously)
1983
- Syed Waliullah (Literature) (Posthumously)
- Abujafar Shamsuddin (Literature)
- Shawkat Osman (Literature)
- Syed Ali Ahsan (Literature)
1984
- Rashid Karim (Literature)
- Syed Shamsul Huq (Literature)
1985
- Anisuzzaman (Literature)
- Abdullah Al-Muti (Science)
- Abu Jafar Obaydullah (Literature)
- Gazi Shamsur Rahman (Literature)
- Syed Jahangir (Painting)
1986
- Qayyum Chowdhury[1][2]
- Alauddin Al Azad (Literature)
- SM Sultan (Painting)
- Askar Ibne Shaikh (Literature)
- Mobarak Hossain Khan (Music)
- Dhir Ali Miah (Music)
1987
- Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal (Music)
- Ahmed Humayun (Journalism)
- Al Mahmud (Literature)
- Jahanara Arzu (Literature)
- Mohammad Moniruzzaman (Literature)
- Principal Abul Kashem (Education)
- M. A. Naser (Education)
1988
- Syed Mainul Hossain (Architecture)
- Ashraf Siddique (Literature)
- Fazal Shahabuddin (Literature)
- Sudhin Das (Music)
1989
- Razia Mazid(Literature)
- Shahed Ali (Literature)