City Desk :
The WMS Global Awards for Excellence 2014 recognized Bangladeshi senior journalist Sheuli Akter, Special Correspondent and Editor, NsNewsWire with an honorable mention, the board of judges announced on Monday in Beijing.
Sheuli Akter earned an honorable mention in the Exemplary News Professionals in Developing Countries category for her story titled, “Emerging from Bangladesh’s worst ever industrial tragedy: Survivors develop new skills, find jobs.”
The awards’ board of judges was chaired by Li Congjun, WMS executive chairman, chairman of the judging committee and president of Xinhua News Agency.
The judges were drawn from WMS presidium member organizations, including the Associated Press, TASS, Kyodo News, Al Jazeera and Kasturi & Sons Limited.
Sheuli Akter, daughter of senior journalist of the Financial Express Mahbubur Rashid, has more than a decade of experience working as journalist in Bangladesh. Prior to joining in NsNewsWire, she had worked in Bangladesh’s leading newspaper The Bangladesh Observer and UNB, a top leading news agency.
