Six eminent personalities honoured

Literature magazine "Obinaswar" honoured six eminent personalities for their contributions to their respective fields, in the capital's Bangla Academy Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad Auditorium yesterday, marking its 10th founding anniversary.

They are Prof Abdullah Abu Sayeed (education), Nashid Kamal (music), Mohammed Abdul Hai (Liberation War), Rafiqur Rashid (research), Golam Mostafa (photography) and Barun Chakraborty (poetry).

Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam was the chief guest at the ceremony, moderated by the founding editor of the magazine and president of PEN Bangladesh Farida Hossain.

A discussion was held afterwards conducted by Shakib Lohani, co-president of PEN Bangladesh, where Prof Emeritus Serajul Islam Chowdhury, Masud Ahmed, Syeda Irene Jaman, Lovely Basahar, Ferdousi Mahmud, and Anjuman Ara, were present.