Dhaka, Aug. 10 -- The Bangladeshi diaspora in the United States marked the 2nd anniversary of the July uprising in Washington on Saturday, honouring Ambassador Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey with the "July Award of Courage" for his historic journalistic contributions.

The recognition was presented at the "July 36 Celebration" held in the Washington DC area.

Career US diplomat and Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Jon F Danilowicz presented the award on behalf of a coalition of diaspora organisations, including the Center for Society and Culture (CSC), July House Washington, The Bengal Council, Save Bangladesh, and the Bangladeshi American Network for Democracy (BAND), among others.

Tamanna Tahsin, the spouse of Ambassador Mushfiqul, received the...