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Bashundhara Group has awarded 17 journalists working at six media outlets of East West Media Group Limited.
On behalf of Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan and ABG (Anvir Bashundhara Group) Chairman Sayem Sobhan Anvir, the group’s Media Adviser Abdul Bari and DMD Finance Imrul Hassan handed over certificates and money to the winning journalists.
Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan has said that from among the group’s journalists who work for the welfare of the country and the people through their writing, 12 will be awarded as best journalists of the month.
As the first step of this arrangement, the ‘June 2026 Best Journalist’ honour was given in recognition of exceptional journalism.
The awards were handed over at an event organised in the conference room of East West Media Group on Saturday afternoon.
Present at the event were Kaler Kantho Editor Mehedi Hasan Talukder, Executive Editor Haider Ali, Bangladesh Pratidin Editor Ekramul Haque Bhuiyan (Loton Ekram), Executive Editor Afaz Uddin Biplob, Banglanews24.com Editor AKM Manjurul Haque, Daily Sun Editor Md Rezaul Karim Lotus and News24 TV Head of News Shariful Islam Khan, along with senior officials of the group.
Shimul Mahmud of Kaler Kantho has been awarded as a best journalist of June 2026. The headline of his report was ‘Government medical colleges in dire straits: Medical degrees amid learning gaps’.
The headline of Sajib Ahmed’s report was ‘180-200 digits in one recharge, customers in trouble’. Chattogram multimedia reporter Anik Akhand has also received recognition; the headline of his report was ‘With the boss’s clout, Eastern Railway office turned into rest house, irregularities in procurement’.
Ilias Sarkar has been awarded from Banglanews24.com. The headline of his report was ‘A decade in the condemned cell with a death sentence: After Sheuli, Mashkura now getting released’. The headline of Ikram-ud-Daula’s report was ‘NID will have to be renewed every 15 years’.
The headline of Abir Rahman’s report was ‘If Cape Verde and Curacao can, why is Bangladesh behind’. The headline of GM Mujibur’s report was ‘Bird habitats disappearing in the city of bricks and stones, ecosystem in crisis’.
The headline of the report by Mizanur Rahman of the Chattogram bureau was ‘Chattogram losing hills, risks rising’.
Shamim Ahmed has received the honour from Bangladesh Pratidin. The headline of his report was ‘Paper trees worth crores of taka giving no shade!’. The headline of Mahbub Momtazi’s report was ‘Social media, a factory of crime’. The headline of Imran Rahman’s report was ‘Dreadful zombie now in Bangladesh’.
The headline of the report by Ehsanul Haque Jasim and Asadul Islam of the Daily Sun was ‘Environmental justice turns into a wild goose chase’. The headline of Rafiqul Islam’s report was ‘SDG deadlines loom, PWD workforce still untapped’ and the headline of Mousumi Islam’s report was ‘Can high rates revive investment?’.
Among the news workers of News24 and T Sports, the headline of Sazzad Hossain’s report was ‘Expatriate’s wife in bribery trap, state minister in instant action’. The headline of the report by Momin Rohan of T Sports was ‘Father a hospital guard, son Zakir is Bengal’s Usain Bolt, best boy sprinter of Notun Kuri’.
Highlighting the group’s slogan, ‘Bashundhara Group for the welfare of the country and the people’, Media Adviser Abdul Bari said this honour will be given every month. The practice of objective journalism for the welfare of the country and the people has to be strengthened further. The chairman of Bashundhara Group always gives priority to the welfare of ordinary people and the creation of employment.
Highlighting the announcement of Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, he said that according to the initial decision, this special honour will be given to journalists every month on the basis of quality reports.
Bashundhara Group DMD Imrul Hassan said the media management and the designated committee will play a neutral role in selecting an equal number of quality reports from each media outlet. As a result, an excellent opportunity will be created to properly evaluate reports from different beats.
The editors present thanked the chairman and managing director of Bashundhara Group for this innovative and commendable initiative. They expressed the hope that this honour programme will continue in the days ahead to inspire news workers in investigative work.
