US honours Rozina for anti-graft fight
Rozina Islam, special correspondent at the daily Prothom Alo, has been awarded a special honour by the US for playing a significant role in the fight against anti-corruption through journalism.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken yesterday declared eight people, including Rozina Islam, from different countries of the world, who are champions in the fight against corruption, a Prothom Alo report read.
Blinken presented the Anti-Corruption Champions Award 2022 at the state department office in Washington DC on the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day yesterday.
The award recipients are working with courage against corruption in their respective countries. They have given leadership, shown courage and influenced in disclosing information about corruption and preventing corruption, the US state department has said.
Rozina Islam told the function that the US state department office has acknowledged the role of journalism in preventing corruption and in bringing transparency in Bangladesh.
She said the award was for those journalists who are vocal and struggling amid harsh laws, fears, arrests, cases and harassment for protecting the freedom of expression at home and abroad.
Rozina, who has been working at the Prothom Alo for more than 10 years, was harassed, humiliated and was sued when she attempted to disclose the irregularities in the health sector during the pandemic.
She was given the "Most Resilient Journalist" award by the Free Press Unlimited, an Amsterdam-based agency, last year, according to a Prothom Alo report.
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