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16 journalists’ receive Brac Migration Media Award

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16 journalists’ receive Brac Migration Media Award
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Sixteen journalists from various media have received the Brac Migration Media Award for their excellent reporting, reports UNB.

Imran Ahmad, minister of expatriates' welfare and overseas employment, handed over the prizes to the winners in the Capital on Thursday.

Brac, the world’s leading NGO, introduced the award in 2015 to recognize journalism in the migration sector.

This year the award was given for the seventh time. Daily Samakal's Rajib Ahmed won first place in the newspaper national category. Prothom Alo's Mansoora Hossain came second, and The Financial Express's Arafat Ara and Ajker Patrika's correspondent Md Shahriar Hasan (now working for Dainik Bangla) earned joint third place. 

Farooq Munir of Chittagong Khabar won first place in the newspaper regional category, Shariful Islam of Ekushey newspaper was second, and Md Emdad Uliah of weekly Chauddagram newspaper was third.

Sabina Yasmin of DBC News (now working at Independent Television) earned first place in the television news category, Marzia Mumu of Shomoy TV came second, and Masuda Khatun of News24 third. Channel 24's Morshed Hassib Hasan won the award in the television programme category. Md Mostafizur Rahman of Bangladesh Betar won it in the radio category.

The first prize in the online newspaper category was won by Md Jahangir Alam of Jagonews 24. Dainik Prothom Alo's Md Mohiuddin came second, and Dainik Bangla's Jasmine Akhtar and freelancer Rakib Hasan jointly won the third prize.

Each winner receives a crest, certificate of recognition and a cheque for the prize money.

The members of the jury board were Professor Robaet Ferdous of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism of Dhaka University, ABM Abdul Halim, deputy secretary of the expatriates' welfare and overseas employment ministry, Shaikh Muhammad Refat Ali of International Labour Organization and News24 Television Chief News Editor Shahnaz Munni. 

Bd-pratidin English/Lutful Hoque

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