The Daily Ittefaq's photojournalist Abdul Goni won Bangladesh Press Photo Contest 2023, in picture of the year 2022 category.
He won the award for his photograph of a massive fire that broke out in a polythene factory situated in Chawkbazar. Six people lost their lives in this tragic accident. The photo taken on April 15, 2022 displayed that a witness of this tragedy is frantically trying to put out the fire from his balcony.
Photojournalists Mamun Hossain, Daily Kajir Bazar and Quddus Alam, Focus Bangla have won in the politics category.
Sardar Mohammad Rafiul Islam, Bangladesh Photographic Society and Md Rafayat Haque Khan, Zuma Press won in the Public Interest Journalism category and Md Shamsul Haque Suza of Daily Global Nation and Abu Sufian Jewel of United News of Bangladesh won the award in Arts, Culture and Sports category.
Drik has introduced the award from 2022 for the press photojournalists
They will announce the date of the award ceremony soon.
Besides, an exhibition to showcase selected images will also be arranged at Drik Gallery, Dhaka.
Each of the winners was given cash, honorarium, certificate and annual book edition.