Seven get Swadhinata award from CCC

Chittagong City Corporation yesterday awarded seven eminent personalities for outstanding contributions to their respective fields, marking Independence Day.

CCC Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin handed over "Swadhinata Sarok Sammanana Padak" to them at a ceremony at Theatre Institute, Chittagong.

The recipients are Prof Anwarul Azim Arif (education), Dr Chhoiyodur Rahman Chowdhury (Liberation War), Abdul Hakim (social service, posthumous), Dr Mohammad Ayub Ali (medical services, posthumous), Mohammad Iqbal (sports, posthumous).Nasiruddin Chowdhury (journalism), and Prof Gazi Saleh Uddin (research).