Mamata Banerjee to confer Banga Bibhushan award on Asha Bhosle

Kolkata, May 21

Veteran singer Asha Bhosle, Bengali superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee and Justice Shyamal Kumar Sen (retd) among others will be conferred the highest civilian award of West Bengal, the Banga Bibhushan, by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at a function here on Monday.

“Today, the #Bengal Govt will confer the Banga Bibhushan and Banga Bhushan awards to celebrated achievers including @ashabhosle Ji @prosenjitbumba and Shyamal Kumar Sen,” Banerjee tweeted on Monday morning.

According to a senior official of the state government, writer Samaresh Majumdar will also be conferred the Banga Bibhushan, while footballer Subrata Bhattacharya will get Banga Bhushan.

After coming to power in 2011, Banerjee had instituted the Banga Bibhushan and Banga Bhushan awards in recognition of the services of eminent personalities from their respective fields.

“The #Bengal Govt instituted these awards in 2011,” she tweeted. PTI