Dhaka: Hafiz Sibgatullah Khan Labib clinched the title of PHP Quraner Alo 2018, the biggest television-based Quran recitation and memorisation competition in Bangladesh.

In the competition, Hafiz Tareq Monwar, Hafiz Mainun Sayeed and Hafiz Tanim Ahmed have secured the second, third and fourth position respectively.

Besides, Hafiz Arif Billah was received Best Voice award at a function held at a Dhaka hotel. International Television Channel Limited (NTV) aired the programme live.

The winners were handed down their prizes by PHP Chairman Sufi Mohammad Mizanur Rahman, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid NTV Director Ashfaq Uddin among others.

About 30, 000 little contestants from home and several countries of the Middle East participated in the competition that continued throughout the month of Ramadan.