Bangla Academy Literary Award to be conferred on 26 Feb

The Bangla Academy Literary Award-2025 was announced Monday honouring nine distinguished personalities for their significant contributions to Bangla literature.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is expected to hand over the prizes to the awardees at the inaugural ceremony of the Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2026 on 26 February, a press release from the academy said.

The annual literary award is given in the following categories: poetry, fiction, essays, research, children’s literature, translation, science and the Liberation War.

This year’s recipients are: Mohan Raihan in poetry, Nasima Anis in fiction, Syed Azizul Haque in essays, Hasan Hafiz in children’s literature, Ali Ahmad in translation, Mustafa Majid and Israel Khan in research, Farsim Mannan Mohammadi in science, and Moidul Hasan for contributions related to the Liberation War.

The list of recipients was finalised following recommendations by the “Bangla Academy Literary Award-2025 Proposal Committee” and in accordance with the decision of the Bangla Academy Literary Award Committee.