Star reporter Ahsan, seven others receive best reporting awards

Ahsan Habib, senior staff correspondent of The Daily Star, along with seven other journalists, received the BSEC Journalism Excellence Awards 2025, presented by the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission today.

Habib was awarded first prize in the print media category for his report titled “Beacon Pharma tricked general shareholders.”

Jalil Munna Raihan, staff correspondent of Daily Ittefaq, also received an award in the category.

BSEC Chairman Khondoker Rashed Maqsood presented the awards as the chief guest at a ceremony held at the regulatory body’s office in the capital, while commissioners Md Mohsin Chowdhury, Md Ali Akbar, Farzana Lalarukh, and Md Saifuddin were present as special guests.

In the television media category, Tahidul Islam Rana, senior reporter of Independent Television, won the award.

In the same category, Alamgir Hossain, senior reporter of Jamuna Television, and Md Ataur Rahman, former staff reporter of Ekhon TV, received special awards.

In the online category, SM Nuruzzaman Tanim, senior reporter of Risingbd.com, was the winner, while Sayeed Shipon, senior staff reporter at Jago News, and SMA Kalam, senior reporter of Banglanews24.com, received special awards.

Anwar Ibrahim, a journalist from Samakal, declined to accept the special award in the print media category, stating that he believes the share market has not undergone proper reform in the last one and a half years.

However, at the end of the award-giving ceremony, the BSEC chairman, in his speech, highlighted the reform activities undertaken by the commission during his tenure, including several rule changes as well as the launch of investigations and punitive measures against stock market manipulators.