TBS journo wins award at 'Echoes of the Earth' photography contest
Minhaj Uddin, a senior staff photographer at the Chattogram Bureau of TBS, secured third prize in the energy category. The award was presented at the opening of a two-day photography exhibition at the National Press Club in Dhaka today (6 February).
The Business Standard's Photojournalist Mohammad Minhaj Uddin has won an award at the "Echoes of the Earth: Photography for the Planet" photography contest, an initiative aimed at raising public awareness about climate change and environmental degradation.
Minhaj Uddin, a senior staff photographer at the Chattogram Bureau of TBS, secured third prize in the energy category. The award was presented at the opening of a two-day photography exhibition at the National Press Club in Dhaka today (6 February).
The exhibition and competition were jointly organised by environmental platform Dhoritri Rokkhay Amra (Dhora) and the Bangladesh Photojournalists Association (BPJA). Social Welfare Adviser Sharmeen S Murshid inaugurated the exhibition at the Kazi Nazrul Islam Auditorium and handed over prizes to the winners.
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This year's competition focused on two themes- air, water and soil pollution, and energy and the environment. A total of 1,500 photographs were submitted, from which a jury selected 35 photographs for exhibition and chose winners in two categories.
In the energy category, Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman of bdnews24.com won first prize, Habibur Rahman of The Daily Star secured second place, and Minhaj Uddin of The Business Standard finished third.
In the environment category, Mamunur Rashid of Daily Samakal won first prize, followed by Mehdi Hasan of Ajker Patrika in second place and Sheikh Nasir of The Daily Star in third.
Speaking as the chief guest, Sharmeen S Murshid said environmental destruction is accelerating globally, with Bangladesh facing an especially severe situation. She stressed the need for strong public resistance and larger movements to protect the environment, rivers and climate.
Sharif Jamil, member secretary of Dhora, said the initiative sought to use photography as a powerful tool for public awareness, noting that a single photograph can often convey environmental realities more effectively than words.
The exhibition will remain open to the public at the National Press Club until 7 February, from morning to evening.
