Journalist and communications expert Rafe Sadnan Adel has received a "Special Recognition Award" for his outstanding contributions to cancer awareness.
The award was presented by the Oncology Club, an organization of cancer specialists, at their "Bangladesh International Cancer Congress" on Friday.
Dr MA Hai, president of the Oncology Club handed over the award at the function, reads a press release.
"People from all walks of life must come forward with a spirit of empathy and cooperation to raise cancer awareness," said Professor Dr MA Hai, president of the Cancer Club, at the event.
Adel received the award for his contributions to cancer awareness through communication strategies in the media. He has been working on cancer awareness for over a decade, and in 2014, he founded the first Bangla website on cancer, CancerBD.net.
He is also a board director of the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition and a member of the oversight committee of the Every Woman Study-Low and Middle Income Countries research project.
"I lost my mother to cancer, I will work on cancer awareness till my last breath. This award has increased my responsibility. I will make every person in this country aware of cancer, InshaAllah," Adel said in an immediate reaction after receiving the award.