Jamuna Television’s senior reporter Shakil Hasan and filmmaker Masudur Rahman have been conferred with the first-ever 'Mishuk Munier Smrity Puroshkar' (commemorative award) on Sunday.

In honour of the late eminent Bangladeshi journalist and educator, the award was handed to the winners in two categories. 

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Shakil Hasan was named winner in the audio-visual category for his investigative report on the illegal encroachment in Lawachara National Park, while Masudur Rahman received the award for his film “Unrecognised”. 

On Sunday night, the award ceremony was held at the National Museum’s Poet Sufia Kamal Auditorium. The event was organized by Lily-Munier Smrity Raksha Trust and was attended by freedom fighter, filmmaker and cultural activist Nasiruddin Yousuff, and noted filmmaker Morshedul Islam.

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Presided over by the advisor of the trust and cultural personality Ramendu Majumdar, the event was moderated by actress Tropa Majumdar and the winners were announced by Dhaka University professor of mass communication and journalism department, Gitiara Nasreen. 

Shedding light on Mishuk Munier’s life and works at the ceremony, Nasiruddin Yousuff said, “Mishuk Munier was a revolutionary broadcast journalist who made a strong impact with Ekushey Television that changed the landscape for broadcast journalism in the country. Simultaneously, he was a prolific educator both in and outside of his classes.”

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Award recipient journalist Shakil Hasan said, “I attempted to show what occurred and where it happened, through my report. I did that by delving deeper and deeper into that realm and utilising my personal integrity, and I am truly happy to receive this accolade named after the great broadcast journalist Mishuk Munier.”

The awardees were selected by a five-member jury board consisting of renowned educator, communication expert and editor of the daily Ajker Patrika Professor Dr Golam Rahman, director and screenwriter Shamim Akhtar, Chief Executive Officer of Global Television Syed Ishtiaque Reza, head of the Department of Media and Communication at Independent University Bangladesh (IUB) Zakir Hossain Raju and Dr Gitiara Nasreen.