Bashundhara Group, the country's largest business conglomerate, has announced to organise 'Basundhara Media Award-2022 maintaining the continuity of awards in investigative journalism. A notification has already been published asking for reports for 'Basundhara Media Award-2022'.
As previously announced, this time the prize volume and value has been increased. 25 people will get awards in 10 categories. The value of the prizes has been estimated at 23.5 million Taka. Apart from the money, each of the Winners will receive a crest and certificate as well.
Bashundhara Group, an organization dedicated to the welfare of the country and people, started giving media awards for the first time in the country last year.
On that occasion, Chairman of the group Ahmed Akbar Sobhan announced that the value of the next prize will be 10 lakh taka each. At the same time, the dreamer of Bashundhara also announced an increase in the number of awards.
Accordingly, reports have been invited for 25 awards in 10 categories this time.
According to Bashundhara Media Award organizing committee sources, Bashundhara Media Award-2022 will be handed over through a splendid arrangement like last time. Journalists working in newspapers, online news portals, television and radio of the country can apply for Bashundhara Media Award-2022. For the award, reports published or circulated between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022 are requested to be submitted to the specified address.
The report must be accompanied by a copy of the passport size photograph along with the candidate's name, e-mail, mobile number and current workplace address in Bengali and English.
It is known that as usual this time also an impartial jury board is associated with this award. An impartial jury board consisting of experienced journalists, university faculties and media experts will evaluate each report, photograph and video image for the award. The final winner will be determined based on the highest average marks. The decision of the Jury Board shall be final.
Awards in categories: Investigative reports, video or audio reports and photographs are invited in 10 categories. The categories are Liberation War, Education, Health, Economy, Crime, Women and Children, Environment-Climate and Migration, Investigative Documentary, Photography and Video Journalism.
The 23 winners in the first 8 categories will each receive a prize of Tk 10 lacs, crest and certificate. Two winners in the last two categories will get a prize of two and a half lacs taka, crest and certificate.
Among these, awards will be given for the best investigative reporting in print, online, television as well as radio in the Liberation War category. Awards will be given to the top 3 investigative reports in print, online, and electronic media in the categories of Crime & Corruption, Women & Children, Environment, Climate & Migration, Economy, Health and Education. 1 will be selected for Best Investigative Documentary. 2 prizes will be awarded for the best investigative video and photography. Video journalists are not required to submit separate reports. A jury will select the Best Investigative Video Journalist from among the reports submitted in the Television and Investigative Documentary category.
Application Rules: Reports, documentaries and photographs can be submitted by courier, e-mail or directly to the office of East West Media Group.
The name of the desired category must be mentioned on the envelope or in the subject of the e-mail at the time of submission.
A reporter can submit a report in only one category. However, if it is a series report, multiple reports can be submitted.
The report should be published or circulated between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022. A passport size photograph must be submitted along with the candidate's name, e-mail, mobile number and current work address in Bengali and English.
The report should also be submitted with the certificate of the head or responsible person of the concerned institution.
In case of each report, 10 sets of print or scan copy of newspaper and online portal report and online link and 10 set of script, CD copy or pen drive and news link should be submitted in case of television.
If one applies by e-mail then the link of e-paper report should be submitted along with the scan copy of the report published in the original newspaper.
Similarly, in case of online, the link of the original report should be submitted. For television reports, the original UTU of the institution or the link of the investigation report uploaded on Facebook should be submitted.
In the case of television reports and investigative documentaries, the concerned reporter must submit the video journalist's name and a copy of a passport size photograph at the time of application.
