DigiBangla Editor Honoured for ICT Journalism Excellence
In recognition of his significant contributions to ICT journalism, DigiBangla Executive Editor S. M. Imdadul Haque has been awarded by the Department of Posts and Telecommunications. The award was presented in observance of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, celebrated on Saturday, 17 May.
The award ceremony took place at the BTRC headquarters in Dhaka, where dignitaries handed over the honor to Haque. Chief Guest Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan, Advisor to the Ministries of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, and Youth and Sports, presented the award. He was joined by Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, Special Assistant to the Chief Advisor of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, as well as Information and Broadcasting Secretary Mahbuba Farzana.
Retired Major General Md. Emdad Ul Bari, Chairman of BTRC, delivered the welcome speech, while ICT Secretary Shish Haider Chowdhury, Posts and Telecommunications Secretary Zahurul Islam, and several other high-ranking officials were also in attendance.
As part of the celebration, a total of 10 awards were distributed — including 5 to hackathon winners, 4 to internationally recognized teams, 3 institutions, and 3 individuals. The recipients in the individual category included Professor Dr. A.H.M. Kamal from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, Professor Khondaker A. Mamun from United International University, and DigiBangla Executive Editor M. M. Imdadul Haque.
The three awarded institutions were Brain Station 23, ShopUp, and Ulkasemi Private Limited.
Special recognition was also given to teams that represented Bangladesh internationally: the BUET team that won the 31st NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge in the United States (2025), a Bangladeshi team that won gold at the World Exhibition Competition 2024 in Malaysia, a bronze-winning team at the International Robot Olympiad in Greece (2024), and Hasin Ishraq Chowdhury Taha, who earned both silver and bronze medals at the 2025 International Robot Olympiad in South Korea.
On Friday, winners of the ICT hackathon held at the Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) in Dhaka were awarded. BUET’s Oscillating Pandas emerged as the champion, followed by Red Rebels as the first runner-up, and TingTing as the second runner-up. Refer Rebels and MIST’s Shahid Yamin Forever teams were also recognized.
S. M. Imdadul Haque has been involved in ICT journalism for over two decades. He is a member of the Bangladesh ICT Journalists Forum (BIJF), the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU), and is also a co-founder of the Cyber Crime Awareness Foundation (CCAF).
