Dr. Md. Sajidur Rahman, Assistant Professor, C3ER, BRAC University attended the BRAC Migration Award 2016. In a first ever initiative to recognize journalists for their remarkable reporting on the issue of migration, BRAC has awarded 10 journalists under different categories in the country for their reports on migration last year. The award ceremony was held at BRAC Centre in the capital's Mohakhali on 12 April 2017. BRAC Executive Director Muhammad Musa distributed the crests, certificated and prize money among the awarded journalist. Also in attendance was Kazi Abul Kalam, Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment who expressed his gratitude to the journalists for their contribution in addressing migration and human trafficking issue during last year's crisis. He also suggested including the issue of migration in the country's education system, especially at the tertiary level. The event was moderated by BRAC's senior Director of Strategy, Empowerment and Capacity Mr. Asif Saleh.