The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has presented the winners of the first-ever Made in Bangladesh Photography Award with prize money to inspire them to let the world see beautiful Bangladesh through their lens.  

Earlier, BGMEA honored the six photographers with the Award during Made in Bangladesh Week held in November 2022 for capturing the captivating beauty of Bangladesh through their creative eyes and lens.

BGMEA President Faruque Hassan handed over the prize money to the winners -- Sultan Ahmed Niloy, Salahuddin Ahmed, and Md. Asker Ibne Firoz and runners up -- S M Yousuf Sharif, Sajib Karmakar and Muhammad Amdad Hossain.

The Made in Bangladesh Photography Award was initiated by BGMEA to bring the lavish beauty of Bangladesh to the local and global audience through photography and recognize the contribution of photographers to branding Bangladesh.

A jury board comprising renowned photographers selected the winners based on their photos in three categories – 1. Culture and heritage, 2. Industry and the economy and 3. People and landscape.

Speaking at the ceremony, BGMEA President Faruque Hassan said, “Bangladesh is blessed with immense natural beauty having rich history, culture and heritage. Moreover, our country has a lot of encouraging stories to tell the world. What we need is to bring the beauty and potential of Bangladesh to the eyes of the global audience and we all have to play our role in promoting Bangladesh.”

BGMEA honored the photographers with the photography award along with the prize money to encourage them to promote Bangladesh with their cameras, he said. 

BGMEA First Vice President Syed Nazrul Islam, Senior Vice President SM Mannan (Kochi), Vice President Shahidullah Azim, Vice President Md. Nasir Uddin, Vice President Miran Ali and Directors were present at the prize money giving ceremony held at BGMEA conference room on December 15.