The 15th Meril Prothom Alo Awards ceremony, presented by Prothom Alo took place on 26 April 2013, at the

Bangabandhu International Conference Center Bangladesh China Friendship International Conference Center (BCFICC) is an international conference facility located in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in Sou ...

in Dhaka, Bangladesh as a part of the 2012–13 film awards season.

Facts and figures

This was the 15th instalment of the Meril Prothom Alo Awards. ''

Ghetuputra Komola ''Ghetuputra Komola'' (, ''Gheṭuputro Kômola'', Pleasure Boy Komola) is a 2012 Bangladeshi musical film written and directed by Humayun Ahmed and produced by Impress Telefilm. The film is Ahmed's last film before his death. It received Nation ...

'' got the best film awards along with 4 other awards Critics Choice best director, best film actor, best film actress, and a special award. This was the last directed film by popular novelist

Humayun Ahmed Humayun Ahmed ( Help:IPA/Bengali, �umajuːn aɦmed 13 November 1948 – 19 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi novelist, Playwdramatist, screenwriter, filmmaker, songwriter, scholar, and academic. His breakthrough was his debut novel ''Nondito Noro ...

. He was awarded as the best film director for this film.

Nazmun Munira Nancy Nazmun Munira Nancy is a Bangladeshi singer. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her playback in the film ''Projapoti: The Mysterious Bird, Projapoti'' (2011). She received Meril-Prothom Alo Awards Best Fema ...

got the award in the best female singer category for the fourth time in a row in 2009.

Winners and nominations

A total of 14 awards were given at the ceremony. Following is the list of the winners.

Lifetime Achievement Award – 2013

* Prominent singer

Ramkanai Das Ramkanai Das (; 1935 – 5 September 2014) was a Bangladeshi folk and classical musician. He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the government of Bangladesh in 2014. Early life Das was born in Sullah Upazila of Sunamganj District (in present-day Ban ...

Public Choice Awards – 2012

Critics Choice Awards – 2012

Special Awards – 2012

* Mamun for ''

'' and Meghla for ''

Uttarer Sur ''Uttarer Sur'' is a 2012 Bangladeshi Bengali language, Bengali film written and directed by Shahnewaz Kakoli. The film was produced by Impress Telefilm. Plot The story of the film revolves around the life of a singer and her little daughter wh ...

Host and Jury Board

This program was anchored initially by Rumana Malik Munmun.

Chanchal Chowdhury Suchinta Chowdhury Chanchal (born June 1, 1974), better known as Chanchal Chowdhury (), , is a Bangladeshi actor. He gained recognition with television roles in late 2000s, and went on to become one of the most popular leading men of Cinema of B ...

and

Mosharraf Karim K M Mosharraf Hossain (born 22 August 1971), known by his stage name Mosharraf Karim, is a Bangladeshi television and film actor. A prominent actor in Bangladesh, he has received multiple awards for his contribution to the Bangladeshi entertainm ...

later host the event. The members of Jury Board for television critics were Mamunur Rashid,

Tariq Anam Khan Tariq Anam Khan (born May 10, 1953) is a Bangladeshi actor, director, writer and producer in theatre, television, and film. He was awarded the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role for the film '' Desha: The Leader'' in ...

Wahida Mollick Jolly Wahida Mollick Jolly is a Bangladeshi actress. She works on stage plays, television dramas and films. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Costume Design for the film ''Mrittika Maya'' (2013). Background Jolly's parents settled in Ra ...

, Zahidur Rahman Anjan and Gaosul Alam Shaon.

Presenters and performers

Presenters

Performers

References

External links

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