Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- Mohd Jahangir Alam, a special correspondent of UNB, has been honoured for his contributions to humanitarian service.

He received the award at a correspondent conference and awards ceremony organised by online news portal Bangladesh Mail24.news to mark its third anniversary.

The day-long event was held at the Crime Reporters Association auditorium in the capital on Friday. M A Rashed Talukdar, editor of Bangladesh Mail24.news, chaired the event, which was moderated by the portal's staff reporter Md Zaherul Islam and news presenter Jannatul Naim Tumpa.

A B Ziauddin Hossain, editor-in-chief and publisher of Bangladesh Mail24.news, attended the event as the chief guest, while Shamim Chowdhury, sports editor of The Daily S...