Mohon Raihan to receive Bangla Academy Literary Award on March 2

Poet Mohon Raihan will be awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award on Monday.

The award will be handed over at 11am at Bangla Academy, said a PID handout on Saturday.

Although poet Mohon Raihan was nominated for this year's Bangla Academy Literary Award in the poetry category the Academy withheld his award without any prior notice. On February 23, the Academy released the list of awardees, which had included Raihan's name under poetry.

However, he did not receive the award after allegations against him led to a last-minute review, officials and the poet told several media outlets. Eight distinguished citizens and one organisation on Thursday received the Ekushey Padak this year in recognition of their outstanding contributions to various fields.    �"UNB