Poet Rudra Muhammad Shahidullah among 21 winners of Ekushey Padak

The government has named the late poet Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah among the 21 winners of this year’s Ekushey Padak, the nation’s second highest civilian award.

Singer Andrew Kishore also won the award posthumously, according to a list of the awardees published by the culture ministry on Tuesday.

Shuvro Dev is the other singer named for the award, while Shibli Mohammad won it under the dance category.

The actors who have won the award are filmstars MA Alamgir and Dolly Zahur, who also work in TV dramas.

The others include reciter Shimul Mustapha and rhymester Lutfor Rahman Riton.