National Professor

Award

National Professor জাতীয় অধ্যাপক
Type	National Civilian
Country	Bangladesh
Presented by	Government of Bangladesh
Established	1975
First awarded	1975
Last awarded	2021
Total	25

National Professor (Bengali: জাতীয় অধ্যাপক) is a prestigious teaching award given by the Government of Bangladesh for outstanding contribution on the field of education. It is awarded by the president of Bangladesh according to Bangladesh National Professor Resolution (appointment, conditions and facilities) 1981.^[1] The awarded persons receive various facilities from the government.^[2]

They will receive a fixed amount of salary through the University Grants Commission.
They will be able to do any educational/research work in with any research organisation/institute in their choice.
They will receive all the facilities from the respected organisations/institutes.
They will be able to join any foreign university as visiting professor.
They will not be able to take any salary from any other organisations/institutes except the government.
They will not be treated as government officers.

List of National Professors

1975
- Zainul Abedin
- Abdur Razzaq
- Qazi Motahar Hossain
1984
- Muhammad Ibrahim^[3]
1987
- Nurul Islam
- Abul Fazl Atwar Husain
- Syed Ali Ahsan
1993
- Dewan Mohammad Azraf
- Shamsul Hoque
- M Innas Ali^[4]
1994
- MR Khan
- Sufia Ahmed
1998
- Kabir Chowdhury^[5]
2006
- Abdul Malik^[6]
- AKM Nurul Islam^[6]
- AKM Aminul Haque^[6]
- Talukder Moniruzzaman^[6]
2011
- Sardar Fazlul Karim^[7]
- A.F. Salahuddin Ahmed^[7]
- Rangalal Sen^[7]
- Mustafa Nurul Islam^[7]
- Shahla Khatun^[7]
2018
- Rafiqul Islam^[8]
- Anisuzzaman^[8]
- Jamilur Reza Choudhury^[8]
2021
- Prof A K Azad Khan
- Alamgir Mohammad Sirajuddin
- Mahmud Hassan

References

^ "4 become national professors". The Daily Star. BSS. 2006-02-03.
^ "Order about National Professor" (in Bengali). Ministry of Education (Bangladesh). 2011-06-15.
^ Rahman, Siddique Mahmudur (2012). "Ibrahim, Mohammad". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
^ "Bangladesh Academy of Sciences condoles the death of National Professor Dr. M. Innas Ali". Bangladesh Academy of Sciences. 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
^ "Kabir Chowdhury Passes Away". The Daily Star. Bangladesh. 2011-12-13. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "4 become national professors". The Daily Star. Bangladesh. 2006-02-03. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Government appoints five national professors". New Age. Bangladesh. 2011-06-20. Archived from the original on 2013-01-29.
^ ^a ^b ^c "3 educationists become national professors". The Daily Star. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2018-06-20.

Orders, decorations, and medals of Bangladesh

People's Republic of Bangladesh

Cabinet Division

Civilian

National	Independence Day Award Ekushey Padak
By field	Education: National Professor Literature: Bangla Academy Literary Award Juvenile Literature: Shishu Academy Award Fine and Performing Arts: Shilpakala Padak Film: National Film Awards Sports: National Sports Awards Women's rights: Begum Rokeya Padak Agriculture: National Agriculture Awards Family Planning: National Family Planning Awards Youth: National Youth Awards Cooperative: National Cooperative Award Environment: National Environment Award Administration: Public Administration Award Child: National Child Award Industrial Development: President's Award for Industrial Development Information and Communications Technology: National ICT Awards

National

By field

Education:
- National Professor

Literature:
- Bangla Academy Literary Award

Juvenile Literature:
- Shishu Academy Award

Fine and Performing Arts:
- Shilpakala Padak

Film:
- National Film Awards

Sports:
- National Sports Awards

Women's rights:
- Begum Rokeya Padak

Agriculture:
- National Agriculture Awards

Family Planning:
- National Family Planning Awards

Youth:
- National Youth Awards

Cooperative:
- National Cooperative Award

Environment:
- National Environment Award

Administration:
- Public Administration Award

Child:
- National Child Award

Industrial Development:
- President's Award for Industrial Development

Information and Communications Technology:
- National ICT Awards

International

Liberation War Award	Bangladesh Freedom Honour Bangladesh Liberation War Honour Friends of Liberation War Honour

Military medals

Wartime gallantry awards	Bir Sreshtho Bir Uttom Bir Bikrom Bir Protik
Peacetime gallantry awards	Bir Sorbottam Bir Mrittunjoee Bir Chiranjib Bir Durjoy
Liberation War medals	Samar Padak Joy Padak Rono Taroka Mukti Taroka Songbidhan Padak
Army service medals	Army Medal Extraordinary Service Medal Distinguished Service Medal Army Medal of Glory Army Medal of Excellence Army Efficiency Medal
Navy service medals	Navy Medal Extraordinary Service Medal Distinguished Service Medal Navy Glorious Service Medal Navy Medal of Excellence Navy Efficiency Medal
Campaign medals	Dabanal Padak Uttoron Padak Nirapattya Padak Naf Padak
Service medals	Plaban 1988 Padak Ghurnijhar 1991 Padak Mahaplaban Padak 1996 Mahaplaban Padak 1998 Sangsadia Nirbachon 1991 Sangsadia Nirbachon 1996 Sangsadia Nirbachon 2001 Silver Jubilee Medal Golden Jubilee Medal Bangladesh Rifles Bi-Centennial Padak
Long service awards	Jesthata Padak III Jesthata Padak II Jesthata Padak I

Police medals

Bangladesh Police Medal (BPM)	Bangladesh Police Medal - Gallantry (BPM-Bīratto) Bangladesh Police Medal (BPM) Bangladesh Police Medal - Service (BPM-Seba)
President Police Medal (PPM)	President Police Medal (PPM) President Police Medal - Service (PPM-Seba)

Border Guard medals

Bangladesh Rifles Medal	Bangladesh Rifles Medal (Conspicuous Gallantry) President's Rifles Padak (Conspicuous Gallantry) Bangladesh Rifles Bi-Centennial Padak

Ansar medals

Bangladesh Ansar Medal	Bangladesh Ansar Medal (Conspicuous Gallantry) President's Ansar Medal (Conspicuous Gallantry)

Village Defence Party medals

Bangladesh Village Defence Party Medal	Bangladesh Village Defence Party Medal (Conspicuous Gallantry) President's Village Defence Party Medal (Conspicuous Gallantry)