H H Sanghanayaka Suddhananda Mahathero (15 January 1933 – 3 March 2020) was a Bangladeshi Buddhist monk. He was awarded

Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak ( bn, একুশে পদক; lit. "Twentyfirst Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contribut ...

in 2012 by the

Government of Bangladesh The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — ) is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Con ...

for his contribution to social work. He served as the President of Bangladesh Bouddha Kristi Prachar Sangha.

Awards

* Atish Dipankar Gold Award (1997) * Fellow of

Bangla Academy The Bangla Academy ( bn, বাংলা একাডেমি, ) is an autonomous institution funded by the Bangladesh government to foster the Bengali language, literature and culture, to develop and implement national language policy and to d ...

(2005) * Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award (2007) *

(2012) * Peace Gold Medal (India)

Death

Mahathero died on 3 March 2020 at LabAid Hospital, Dhaka.

References

1933 births 2020 deaths People from Chittagong Bangladeshi Buddhist monks Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Bangladeshi social workers {{Bangladesh-reli-bio-stub