{"id":28928,"date":"2025-06-04T03:01:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T03:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebangladeshtoday.com\/?p=28928"},"modified":"2025-06-04T03:01:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T03:01:36","slug":"kamruzzaman-receives-community-journalism-award-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebangladeshtoday.com\/?p=28928","title":{"rendered":"Kamruzzaman Receives \u2018Community Journalism Award\u2019 in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Staff Correspondent<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Md Kamruzzaman, widely known as Babu Kamruzzaman Special Correspondent at News24 Television, has been honored with the Community Journalism Award by the World Human Rights Development (WHRD) USA for his outstanding contributions to journalism within the Bangladeshi diaspora and global media community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The award was presented on May 25, 2025, at the opening ceremony of the 15th annual Pothomela (Street Festival) held in Jackson Heights, New York. 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