Economic Reporter :
Highlighting the need for checking and rechecking information of news stories, Finance Minister AMA Muhith has said journalists should verify information while filing reports related to corruption.
“The standard of economic reporting in Bangladesh is good. It is important to verify information when investigative or corruption-related stories are filed,” said Muhith said while speaking at the ‘ERF Best Reporting Award 2018’ distribution ceremony on Wednesday.
Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) president Saiful Islam Dilal presided over the ceremony. Jury board chairman Manwar Hossain and ERF general secretary Ziaur Rahman, among others, spoke on the occasion.
“While writing corruption-related reports, it is important to know rightly about the person concerned, and inform him or her about it,” he added.
The Finance Minister distributed best reporting award among 11 journalists.
Award recipient journalists are Obaidullah Roni of the Samokal, Fakhrul Islam Harun of the Prothom Alo, Business editor Sujoy Mahajan, reporter Shubhangkar Karmakar, Sohel Parvez of The Daily Star, Jasim Uddin Harun of The Financial Express, Raju Ahmed of GTV, Abdul Quayum Tuhin of the Channel 24, Salauddin Bablu of SATV, Alamgir Hossain and Sushanta Sinha of Jamuna TV.
Each award winner received a cheque of Tk 50,000, a crest and a certificate.
ERF member and chief reporter of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) Md Ashequn Nabi Chowdhury was honored on his appointment as the press minister of the Bangladesh High Commission to the United Kingdom (UK).
Highlighting the need for checking and rechecking information of news stories, Finance Minister AMA Muhith has said journalists should verify information while filing reports related to corruption.
“The standard of economic reporting in Bangladesh is good. It is important to verify information when investigative or corruption-related stories are filed,” said Muhith said while speaking at the ‘ERF Best Reporting Award 2018’ distribution ceremony on Wednesday.
Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) president Saiful Islam Dilal presided over the ceremony. Jury board chairman Manwar Hossain and ERF general secretary Ziaur Rahman, among others, spoke on the occasion.
“While writing corruption-related reports, it is important to know rightly about the person concerned, and inform him or her about it,” he added.
The Finance Minister distributed best reporting award among 11 journalists.
Award recipient journalists are Obaidullah Roni of the Samokal, Fakhrul Islam Harun of the Prothom Alo, Business editor Sujoy Mahajan, reporter Shubhangkar Karmakar, Sohel Parvez of The Daily Star, Jasim Uddin Harun of The Financial Express, Raju Ahmed of GTV, Abdul Quayum Tuhin of the Channel 24, Salauddin Bablu of SATV, Alamgir Hossain and Sushanta Sinha of Jamuna TV.
Each award winner received a cheque of Tk 50,000, a crest and a certificate.
ERF member and chief reporter of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) Md Ashequn Nabi Chowdhury was honored on his appointment as the press minister of the Bangladesh High Commission to the United Kingdom (UK).
