Poet Mohon Raihan to receive Bangla Academy Award on March 2

Poet Mohan Raihan. Photo colected

Dhaka, Feb 28 – Poet Mohon Raihan will be awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award on Monday.

The award will be handed over at 11am at Bangla Academy, said a PID handout on Saturday.

Although poet Mohon Raihan was nominated for this year’s Bangla Academy Literary Award in the poetry category the Academy withheld his award without any prior notice.

On February 23, the Academy released the list of awardees, which had included Raihan’s name under poetry.

However, he did not receive the award after allegations against him led to a last-minute review, officials and the poet told several media outlets.

Eight distinguished citizens and one organisation on Thursday received the Ekushey Padak this year in recognition of their outstanding contributions to various fields.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman handed over the Ekushey Padak 2026, the country’s second highest civilian award, to the recipients and their representatives at a ceremony held at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the morning.

The Ekushey Padak is awarded for significant contributions to various fields, including the Language Movement, the Liberation War, arts, journalism, literature and education. - UNB