List of Independence Day Award recipients (1977–1979)
# List of Independence Day Award recipients (1977–1979)

* List of Independence Day Award recipients
* 1977–1979
* 1980–1989
* 1990–1999
* 2000–2009
* 2010–2019
* 2020–2029

Independence Day Award, Bangladesh's highest civilian honours - Winners, 1977-1979:

## 1977

| Recipients | Area | Note |
| - | - | - |
| Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani | social work | posthumous |
| Kazi Nazrul Islam | literature | The national poet of Bangladesh |
| Mokarram Hussain Khundker | science and technology | posthumous |
| Zainul Abedin | arts | posthumous |
| Mahbub Alam Chashi | rural development | |
| Brig. Mahmudur Rahman Choudhury | medical science | |
| Dr. Md. Zafrullah Chowdhury | population control | |
| Runa Laila | music | |
| Habildar Mostak Ahmad | sports | |
| Enayet Karim | welfare | First Ambassador from Bangladesh to USA |

## 1978

| Recipients | Area | Note |
| - | - | - |
| Jasimuddin | literature | posthumous |
| Dr. Mazharul Haque | education | posthumous |
| Ranada Prasad Saha | social welfare | posthumous |
| Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim | social welfare | |
| Shah Muhammad Hasanuzzaman | science and technology | |
| Abdul Ahad | music | |
| Mahfuzul Haque | rural development | |
| Alamgir M. A. Kabir | population control | |

## 1979

| Recipients | Area | Note |
| - | - | - |
| Abul Mansur Ahmed | literature | posthumous |
| Dr. Qazi Motahar Hossain | science and technology | |
| Dr. Muzaffar Ahmed Choudhury | education | posthumous |
| Firoza Begum | music | |
| Samar Das | music | |
| Phuljhuri Khan | music | |
| Kamrul Hassan | arts | Designed the Flag of Bangladesh |
| Tahera Kabir | social welfare | |
| Nur Mohammad Mandal | population control | |
