Staff reporter
Mohammad Jamil Khan, head of the Crime Desk at The Daily Star, has won the Best Reporting Award in the print media category for his report on labour rights.
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus handed over the award at an event held today at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre, marking the historic May Day and National Occupational Health and Safety Day 2025.
Jamil secured first place in the print media category, while Kutub Uddin Mohammad Jasim of The Business Standard and Munira Munni of The Financial Express won second and third places, respectively.
The award was introduced by the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) under the Ministry of Labour and Employment to recognise excellence in labour reporting.
Labour and Employment Adviser Brig Gen (retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hussain, Labour Reform Commission Chairman Syed Sultan Uddin Ahmed, and Country Director of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Bangladesh Tuomo Poutiainen also spoke at the event, which was chaired by Labour and Employment Secretary AHM Shafiquzzaman.
Md Imdad Ullah of Khoborpotro (Cumilla) secured first place in the still photography category, followed by Mahbub Alam Chowdhury of Jagonews 24.com in second place and Dipu Malakar of Prothom Alo in third.
Sushanta Sinha of Ekattor TV won first place in the electronic media category, while Rakib Manik of Asian Television came second and Yasir Arafat Ripon of Jagonews 24.com secured third place.