Shariful Islam wins 'PHP Quraner Alo 2017' title
Dhaka: Hafiz Shariful Islam Sunny clinched the title of PHP Quraner Alo 2017, the biggest television-based Quran recitation and memorisation competition in Bangladesh.
In the competition, Hafiz Tariq Jamil, Hafiz Mohammad Talha and Hafiz Mohammad Fakhrul Islam have secured the second, third and fourth position respectively.
The grand finale of the competition was held on Friday at Dhaka’s Hotel Sonargaon. International Television Channel Limited (NTV) aired the programme live.
‘PHP Quaner Alo’ winner received Tk 3 lakh as prize money and he will have the opportunity to perform Omrah along with his teacher, who coached him in memorising the Holy Quran.
The second and third placers will get Tk 2 lakh and Tk 1 lakh respectively, while the fourth winner will receive Tk 50,000 as prize.
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal attended the programme as the Chief Guest.
The winners were handed down their prizes by PHP Chairman Sufi Mohammad Mizanur Rahman.
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.