bdnews24.com’s Mamun wins first prize at Bangladesh Tourism Board photo contest
Senior Correspondent, bdnews24.com
Published: 28 Sep 2019 12:23 AM BdST Updated: 28 Sep 2019 09:19 PM BdST
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This photo of the Himalayan peak Kanchanjangha, captured in Bangladesh’s Panchagar by photographer Firoz Al Sabah, won the second prize under the professional category in the Bangladesh Tourism Board photo contest in Dhaka on Friday.
bdnews24.com’s Head of News Photography Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman, popularly known as Mamun, has won the first prize under the professional category in the Bangladesh Tourism Board photo contest in Dhaka.
The photo for which he won the prize was taken on Apr 2015. It shows a traditional collector gathering honey from a wild beehive in the Sundarbans.
There were eight prizes---four professional and district administration categories each--and 50 common prizes in the competition.

bdnews24.com’s Head of News Photography Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman, popularly known as Mamun, has won the first prize under the professional category in the Bangladesh Tourism Board photo contest. State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Mahbub Ali handed the prize to Mamun at a programme in Dhaka on Friday.
Mamun received Tk 200,000 in prize money. The second place winner got Tk 100,000, the third Tk 50,000 and the fourth Tk 25,000. The general prize money was worth Tk 10,000.

State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali handed over the prizes to the winners in the photo contest in Dhaka on Friday.

This photo of the Himalayan peak Kanchanjangha, captured in Bangladesh’s Panchagar by photographer Firoz Al Sabah, won the second prize under the professional category in the Bangladesh Tourism Board photo contest in Dhaka on Friday.
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