Anvir Bashundhara Group (ABG) Foundation provides Tk5 lakh each to four journalists, families

The Anvir Bashundhara Group (ABG) Foundation has provided Tk5 lakh each to two ailing journalists and the families of two deceased journalists. The cheques were handed over at the annual general meeting of the Bangladesh Secretariat Reporters Forum (BSRF) at Shaheed Nurul Amin Khan Memorial (Multipurpose) Hall in the capital on Friday.
The beneficiaries are ailing journalists Amanur Rahman and Rakib Uddin, and the families of deceased journalists Humayun Kabir Khokon and Talukdar Harun.
Speaking at the event, president of Bashundhara Kings and EWPD DMD (Accounts and Finance) Imrul Hasan expressed ABG’s support for journalists. The activities of the ABG Foundation are expanding across the country with inspiration from Sayem Sobhan Anvir, he said.
Expressing his gratitude to ABG Fourndaion, journalist Amanur said that the difficulties faced during illness or hardship could only be understood by those experiencing them.
Sharmeen Sultana Rina, wife of deceased journalist Humayun, said she had been struggling with her children since her husband died of Covid-19. She said the assistance came at a time when the family was going through severe hardship and described the assistance as a major relief.
Nasrin Jahan, wife of journalist Rakib Uddin, thanked the ABG Foundation for supporting her ailing husband and standing by journalists.
Touhid Harun, son of deceased journalist Talukdar Harun, welcomed the initiative and expressed hope that the group would continue to support journalists.
Speaking at the same event, BSRF President Masudul Haque announced plans to host the BSRF-ABG Media Award-2026 for the first time with ABG’s sponsorship.
He said 10 journalists would receive the award, with five recognised for reporting on administration and five for investigative journalism on any subject. Each award carries prize money of Tk1 lakh, he added.
ABG Group has also expressed interest in sponsoring the award ceremony for the next five years, the BSRF president said. Current and former BSRF leaders and other members were present at the event.