Three DrikNEWS’s photographers win 3 medals in China International Press Photo Contest
Three Bangladeshi photographers shine at the 3rd held in Shanghai from March 21 to 25, 2007. Former Pathshala student Munem Wasif now working with www.driknews.com wins the bronze prize in the Daily Life category with a powerful piece showing modern forms of slavery, through his story on the workers in the tea gardens of Bangladesh.
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Former student of Pathshala and University of Bolton and currently tutor of Pathshala now working as contributor in DrikNEWS.com and local Daily New Age - Andrew Biraj - wins the bronze prize in the Topical News category with his timely piece about the attempts by multinational companies to take over land of indigenous communities.
While photographer Shafiqul Islam (Kazol) who works as contributor in DrikNEWS.com and also in a local Daily Samakal wins an honorable mention in the same category for his piece on police brutality against women.