Star actor Alamgir will be conferred the Fazlul Haque Memorial Award ’20 on the occasion of Fazlul Haque’s death anniversary on October 26.
Fazlul Haque was the pioneer of film journalism in the country and the editor of the first film magazine ‘Cinema’, the director of the first children’s film ‘President’.
Also, the award will be conferred to Shamim Alam Dipen for his contribution in film journalism.
The Fazlul Haque Memorial Award 2020 will be given at 12 noon at Channel-i Studio in compliance with the health rules. The prize money is Tk 25,000 each, a letter of appreciation and a crest. Rabia Khatun, a renowned storyteller, introduced the award in 2004 in memory of the late Fazlul Haque.
Bangladesh Film Development Corporation has named one of its main auditoriums ‘Fazlul Haque Memorial Auditorium’ to pay homage to this talented man of film. For those interested in working in film and media, an institution called ‘Fazlul Haq Institute of Media Studies’ has been set up under the direct supervision of Syed Salauddin Zakir.
Saidul Anam Tutul and Fazal Shahabuddin (2004), Chashi Nazrul Islam and Ahmad Zaman Chowdhury (2005), Humayun Ahmed and Rafiquzzaman (2006), Subhash Dutt and Hiren Dey (2007), Golam Rabbani Biplob and Abdur Rahman ( 2008), Amjad Hossain and Syed Shamsul Haque (2009), Morshedul Islam and Chinmoy Mutsuddi (2010), ER Khan and Anupam Hayat (2011), Nasiruddin Yusuf and Golam Sarwar (2012), Razzak and Rezanur Rahman (2013), Syed Salahuddin Zaki and Arefin Badal (2014), Masood Parvez and Shahidul Haque Khan (2015), Azizur Rahman and Mostafa Jabbar (2016), Abdul Latif Bachchu and Naresh Bhuiyan (2016), Mostafa Sarwar Farooki and Shafiuzzaman Khan Lodi (2016), Kohinur Akhtar Suchanda and Rafi Hossain (2019).
