The National Film Awards 2016 will be distributed through a gala function at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) on July 8. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to hand over the awards, the highest recognition for contribution to the film industry, according to a recent statement by the ministry of information.
On April 5, the Information Ministry announced the names of the National Film Award recipients for the year 2016 in 26 categories for outstanding contributions to the industry.
Farida Akhter, better known by her screen name Babita, and Akbar Hossain Pathan, also better known by his screen name Faruq, have jointly been awarded the lifetime awards.
In the major categories, Tauquir Ahmed's "Oggyatonama" has been awarded as the best film, Amitabh Reza Chowdhury as the best director for his film "Aynabaji," Suchinta Chowdhury Chanchal better known as Chanchal Chowdhury as the best actor for his role in "Aynabaji" and the best actress award went to Afroza Imroz Tisha and Kushum Chowdhury jointly for their films "Ostitto" and "Shonkhochil" respectively.
