Nine personalities, along with Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute were awarded Swadhinata Puroshkar (Independence award) for the year 2014. The awardees include Artist Qaiyum Chowdhury, Md. Abul khayer, former Gana Parishad member (Posthumous), Martyred Munsi Kabir Uddin Ahmed, former super (Posthumous), Martyred Kazi Azizul Islam, Barishal additional deputy commissioner, Commander of sector 8 Liutenat colonel (retd) Abu Osaman Chowdhury, Khosruzzaman Chowdhury, (Posthumous) Maryred SBN Mizanur Rahman (Postumous), Dr. Md. Haris ali (Posthumous) and Prof Kmaruzzaman, language movemet hero. Bnagladesh NAVY reccived the ‘Shadhinota Padak 2016’