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Mohammad Ponir Hossain
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Photojournalist, Reuters
Dhaka
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Mohammad Ponir Hossain is a Pulitzer Prize recipient Reuters photographer based in Bangladesh. He is the first ever Bangladeshi to receive this prestigious award. In 2018, Ponir shares the Pulitzer Prize with other Reuters photographers for their coverage on Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh. Ponir has been working for international news agency Reuters since July 2016. Before joining to Reuters, he used to work as a contributor photographer for Zuma Press, U.S. and NurPhoto, Italy, for more than a year. In 2016 he received Konrad Adenauer Scholarship to study one year Post Graduate Diploma in Visual Journalism in Ateneo De Manila University, Philippines. His works has been published in major news outlets across the globe including New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Newsweek, The Guardian, Sunday Times, The Telegraph and many other national and international media.
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Reuters
Reuters is a global news agency and a division of Thomson Reuters, providing real-time financial data, multimedia news, and professional insights to media organizations, businesses, and governments. Founded in 1851 by Paul Julius Reuter, the agency operates in around 200 locations worldwide, employing approximately 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists who report in 16 languages. The agency is known for its speed, accuracy, and neutrality in journalism. It covers a wide range of topics, including breaking news, politics, business, technology, and health, distributing content through text, video, and photography. Reuters also offers financial data services, including real-time market quotes and trading analytics, as well as multimedia solutions and professional tools for various sectors. With over 105 million monthly readers, Reuters is one of the most visited news sites globally, recognized for its significant impact on international journalism.
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