BSJA organises Awards Night \\\'15 today
Monday, 26 January 2015
Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA) will distribute its sports awards for four years from 2009 to 2012 today (Monday), reports UNB.
The award- giving ceremony titled 'Awards Night 2015' will begin at 6pm at the Ivy Rahman Swimming Pool on the Bangabandhu National Stadium premises.
State Minister for Youth and Sports Biren Sikder, MP, will grace the function as the chief guest.
The BSJA will honour 67 sportsmen, organisers and sponsoring organisations for their contributions to the field of sports.
BSJA President ATM Saiduzzaman disclosed this at a press conference at the Dutch-Bangla Auditorium of the Bangladesh Olympic Association Sunday afternoon.
BSJA general secretary Saidur Rahman Shamim also spoke on the occasion where BSJA vice-president Arifur Rahman Babu was present.
The recipients of BSJA award for the year 2009:
Sportsperson of the year- Shakib Al Hasan; best footballer-Eanmul Haque; best cricketer- Mahmudullah Riyad; best archers-Sajjad Hossain and Emdadul Haque Milon; best sponsors-Dhaka Bank, Grameenphone and Citycell; lifetime achievement-ASM Roqibul Hasan (cricket) and Abdul Hafiz (kabaddi).
The recipients of the BSJA award for 2010:
Sportsperson of the year-Siddikur Rahman; best shooters-Sharmin Akhter Ratna and Syeda Sadia Sultana; best organiser- Kutubuddin Ahmed; best sponsors-Bangladesh Bankers Association and Knit Concern Limited; lifetime achievement-Aminul Islam Bulbul; Subimol Chandra Das (special contribution); Special recognition- gold winning Bangladesh team in the Asian Games T20 Cricket and the gold winning Bangladesh team in the South Asian Games Football.
Besides, the gold winning athletes and the teams participating in the South Asian Games 2010 will also be awarded at the function.
The recipients of the awards are- Dulal Hossain (golf); Jewel Ahmed and Abdur Rahim (boxing); Marium Khatun and Ja U Pru (Karate); Sharmin Farzana Rumi, Shammi Akhter (Taekwondo), Hamidul Islam (weightlifting); Mezbahuddin, Eti Islam (Wushu), Men's 10-metre air rifles and women's 10-metre air rifles shooting teams, Bangladesh men's karate and women's karate teams and Bangladesh golf team.
The recipients of the BSJA award for the year 2011:
Sportsperson of the year-Shakib Al Hasan; best cricketer-Imrul Kayes; best footballer-Mamunul Islam; best hockey player-Russell Mahmud Jimmy; best chess player-Shamima Akhter Liza; promising chess player-FM Fahad Rahman; special award-Abdul Halim (Guinness Book of World Record holder); best sponsors- Standard Chattered Bank and Prime Bank; lifetime achievement-Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin; special recognition-Tanvir Mazhar Islam Tanna; special honour- AK Sarkar (basketball); special achievement- one-day status winning Bangladesh women's cricket team and special award-Bangladesh cricket board for successful hosting of ICC World Cup Cricket.
The recipients of the BSJA award for the year 2012:
sportsman of the year-Mushfiqur Rahim; best cricketer-Tamim Iqbal; best footballer-Jahid Hossain; promising cricketers-Shohag Gazi and Anamul Haque Bijoy; best hockey player-Mamunur Rahman Chayan; best swimmer-Mahfizur Rahman Sagar; best gymnast-Syque Caesar; best woman cricketer-Salma Khatun; best organizers-Nurul Alam Chowdhury (football); Hanif Bhuiyan (cricket); best sponsors-Walton, Green Delta Insurance; life time achievement-Syed Altaf Hossain (cricket),special awards-Mahbub Harun (hockey), Mohammad Yousuf Ali (hockey), special award for contribution to the Independence War-Kazi Kamal Bir Bikram (posthumous).