Additionally, Prothom Alo won a silver medal in the Best Use of Video category for his investigative documentary “The Highway of Death: Jatrabari Killings”, based on the killings by law enforcement forces in Jatrabari, Dhaka during the mass insurgency in July.
The announcement was made in a press release published on WAN-IFRA’s website today, Wednesday. This year, more than 100 entries were submitted across 12 categories from news organizations across South Asia.
WAN-IFRA said digital media experts, editors and industry leaders evaluated the entries based on innovation, audience impact and journalistic excellence. Prothom Alo was shortlisted for awards in two categories.
WAN-IFRA represents more than 3,000 news publishing companies and media entrepreneurs in more than 120 countries. Last year, Prothom Alo also won top honors in two categories at WAN-IFRA’s Global Sustainability and Print Innovation Awards 2025, becoming the only Bangladeshi news outlet to receive such recognition.