City Desk :
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday distributed the National Film Award among the winners at a gala ceremony at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the capital.
She conferred the awards, the highest recognition of the contribution of artistes to Bangladeshi films, as the chief guest, joining virtually the function from her official Ganabhaban residence in Dhaka on Wednesday morning.
On behalf of the Prime Minister, Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud handed over the awards among the recipients.
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry organised the award giving ceremony with Dr Hasan Mahmud in the chair, reports BSS.
Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting Ministry Hasanul Haq Inu was present.
Information and Broadcasting Secretary Md. Mokbul Hossain delivered the welcome speech.
Earlier on February 15 this year, the names of the recipients of National Film Award-2020 have been announced in 27 categories.
‘Gor (The Grave)’ and ‘Bishwoshundori’ movies jointly won the award in the best film category.
Gor (The Grave) was jointly produced by Gazi Rakayet and Faridur Reza Sagar while Anjan Chowdhury was the producer of ‘Bishwoshundori’.
Eminent artistes Anwara Begum and Raisul Islam Asad got the lifetime achievement awards-2020 for their enormous contributions to the film industry.
Gazi Rakayet has been given the best director award for his film ‘Gor’.
Siam Ahmed was awarded the best actor for leading role in film ‘Bishwoshundori’, while the best actress in leading role award-2020 went to Deepanwita Martin for film ‘Gor’.
The best actor in supporting role award went to Fazlur Rahman Babu for film ‘Bishwoshundori’ while Aparna Ghose won the best supporting actress award for film ‘Gondi’.
Misha Sawdagor was awarded best actor in a negative role for film ‘Bir’. Mugdhota Morshed Wriddhi won the best child artiste award for film ‘Gondi’.
Belal Khan bagged the best music director’s award for the song ‘Bishshash Jodi Jayre’ of the film ‘Hridoy Jurey’, while late Md Sahidur Rahman won the award in the best dance director category for film ‘Bishwoshundori’.
