UNB, Dhaka Eleven grassroots level journalists have been given "Prakritjan Award" for 2000 and 2001 for their writings on human rights, democracy and development.

The recipients are UNB Patuakhafi correspondent Fayezur Rahman, senior staff reporter of Ajker Barta Gopal Sarkar. Jana-kantha Galachipa correspondent Shajgkar Lal, Muktakantha Noak-hali correspondent Muhmudu! Haq Fayez. Janakantha Bhola correspondent Lilon Bashar. Muzahidul Islam Prince of Patuakhali, Sahida Akhtar Sumana of Jhalakathi, Nurul Alam Masud of Noakhali, Nurunnahar Khan of Barguna. Bipasha Mondal of Pi-rojpur and Shawkat Mahmud of Fcni.

Instituted by Massline Media Centre, an NGO, the awards were distributed by elderly journalist Obaidul Haq at a function held at CIRDAP in the city yesterday.