The awards were handed over to the recipients at a function at the Shaheed Capt (retd) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium on Saturday evening after the Annual General Meeting of the federation.
A total of 68 councillors were present at the AGM that began in the morning with BHF President AKM Nurul Fazal Bulbul in the chair.
State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Ahsan Russel was the chief guest at the award giving ceremony while acting Youth and Sports Secretary Dr M Zafar Uddin as a special guest.
The award recipients are founding BHF President Lt Col MA Hamid (Posthumous), founding General Secretary M Akbar Ali (Posthumous), General Secretary Asaduzzaman Kohinoor, Kazi Mahtab Uddin (Posthumous), Principal Hamida Ali, Wasim Khan, Ashraf Uddin (Posthumous), Mahbubuzzaman, Ali Ajgar Khan, Tiger MA Jalil (Posthumous) and Nazrul Islam (Posthumous).