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Journalist Mizanur Rahman Sohel, head of the online at Daily Bhorer Kagoj, has received the 'Global Star Award 2024' for his special contribution to online journalism. Supreme Court Justice Faisal Mahmud Faizee handed the award to Sohel at a city hotel on Friday (17 January).
Global Star Communication awarded the best films, television dramas, OTT, songs, dances, and journalism for the calendar year 2023. In addition, legendary Bengali film actress Anwara, legendary Nazrul Sangeet exponent Ferdous Ara, and NTV director Nur Uddin Ahmed were awarded for lifetime achievement in their respective fields.
The 2024 jury board consisted of former Secretary of the Ministry of Information Syed Margub Morshed, actress Rozina, ATN Bangla advisor Tashiq Ahmed, TRAB President Salam Mahmud, choreographer Ivan Shahriar Sohag, Global Star Communication Chairman Mashaed Rahman Moon and entertainment journalist Masid Ron.
Mizanur Rahman Sohel has been leading the online edition of the traditional newspaper Bhorer Kagoj since 2023, prior to leading Jugantor for seven years as departmental head. After taking over, he came into wide discussion due to the rapid increase in the rank and revenue growth of the Jugantor online edition. He is serving as the General Secretary of the 'Online Editors Alliance', the flagship platform for the heads of online and digital divisions of Bangladesh's leading news media, newspapers, and television outlets. Sohel has published 27 books so far on self-development, branding and marketing, education, and information technology.
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