Mohammad Jamil Khan, head of the crime desk at The Daily Star, won the best reporting award in print media category in a competition held by the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) for his report on labour rights. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus presented the award at an event held at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre, marking the historic May Day and National Occupational Health and Safety Day 2025.
The Daily Star's senior reporter Mohammad Jamil Khan received "Dudok Media Award-2019" for his outstanding report on graft. Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique handed over the awards to the winners, each receiving a crest and prize money.
Two journalists of The Daily Star got the Best Reporting Award 2020 announced by the Bangladesh Crime Reporters Association (CRAB). They were awarded in different categories. Mohammad Jamil Khan for best investigative report (print/online) on narcotics, and Rafiul Islam for best report (print/online) on human rights. Eight journalists got the award in as many categories. Every awardee will be given Tk 30,000.
The Daily Star's senior reporter Mohammad Jamil Khan has won two "CRAB Media Award 2022" for his work on graft. Bangladesh Crime Reporters Association (CRAB) gives out the awards. He won in the categories of "anti-militancy and extremism-awareness" and "cybercrime-awareness".
The Daily Star journalist Mohammad Jamil Khan has won the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) Best Reporting Award-2022. DRU announced this through a press release yesterday. A total of 11 journalists won the award under 10 categories covering print, online, and electronic media. Jamil Khan, a senior reporter of The Daily Star, won the award in the print category for a series of reports titled "Evaluation of cyber-crime", published from June 14 to June 18, 2022.
The Daily Star's Head of Crime Desk Mohammad Jamil Khan has received the "A4 Bashundhara Paper CRAB Best Reporting Award 2025" for his investigative reporting on narcotics.
