Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- Bangla Academy has released a revised list of recipients for the Bangla Academy Literary Award 2024 after its executive council reviewed the previous selection.

The decision was made during a late-night reconsideration meeting on Wednesday.

The new list features seven awardees, down from the initial 10.

This year's winners include Masud Khan in poetry, Subhashis Sinha in drama and theatre, Salimullah Khan in essays and prose, GH Habib in translation, Muhammad Shahjahan Mia in research, Rezaur Rahman in science, and Syed Jamil Ahmed in folklore.

The academy had announced the awards last Thursday but suspended them on Saturday following complaints against some recipients.

After three working days of review, the execut...