BGMEA awards 6 photographers

Staff Reporter :
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has honored six photographers with the first-ever Made in Bangladesh Photography Award for capturing the captivating beauty of Bangladesh through their creative eyes and lens.
Sultan Ahmed Niloy, Salahuddin Ahmed, and Md. Asker Ibne Firoz won the Photography Award while SM Yousuf Sharif, Sajib Karmakar and Muhammad Amdad Hossain have become runners up.
The awards were handed over to the winners at a grand ceremony organized by BGMEA at International Convention City Bashudhara in Dhaka on Wednesday.
BGMEA President Faruque Hassan presided over the programme while Salman Fazlur Rahman, Private Industry and Investment Adviser to the Prime Minister and Nasrul Hamid, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, spoke on the occasion.
The Made in Bangladesh Photography Award has been launched by BGMEA to bring the captivating beauty of Bangladesh to the local and global audience through the lens of photographers and recognize the contribution of photographers in branding Bangladesh.
The photography contest is an exclusive event under the umbrella of “Made in Bangladesh Week,” organized by BGMEA from 12 to 18 November.
Chosen from hundreds of submissions from all photographers in three categories -Culture and heritage, Industry and the economy and People and landscape, the winning shots depict the beauty of Bangladesh and highlight the diversity of its culture, heritage, people and landscapes.
The BGMEA president said, “Bangladesh is gifted with immense natural beauty, glorious history, rich culture and heritage.