Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- This year's Amar Ekushey has come with a new significance in the changed circumstances of Bangladesh, Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has said.

Extending his congratulations to the recipients at the Ekushey Padak 2025 award ceremony at Dhaka's Osmani Memorial Auditorium on Thursday morning, he said: "The nation is especially grateful for your contribution. You are the guiding lights of the nation. Inspired by your contributions, the nation will continue to establish itself in a better position in the assembly of the global nations, with firm belief."

Referring to the student-led civil uprising in his speech, the chief advisor said: "We have received a new Bangladesh through the mass uprising on Aug 5 last year. With this ...