Akhtaruzzaman (1946 or 1947 – August 23, 2011) was a Bangladeshi film director. He was awarded the

Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director National Film Award for Best Director () is the highest award for film directors in Bangladesh, presented annually at Bangladesh National Film Awards ceremony by the Ministry of Information. It is given in honour of a film director who has exhibi ...

for his direction of the film '' Poka Makorer Ghor Bosoti'' (1996). The film won awards in eight different categories.

Career

Akhtaruzzaman directed three films: '' Ferari Basanta'' (1983), ''Princess Tina Khan'' (1984) and '' Poka Makorer Ghor Bosoti'' (1996). He was a teacher at the Film and Media Department in the

Stamford University Bangladesh Stamford University Bangladesh () is a private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 2002 under the Private University Act. Before starting as a university, its predecessor institution was known as a Stamford College Group es ...

. Akhtaruzzaman died on August 23, 2011. Before death he had been working on a film titled ''Suchona Rekhar Dike'', sponsored by the

Government of Bangladesh The government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh () is the central government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Constitution of Bangladesh comprising the executive (the president, prime minister and cabinet), the ...

filmography

*'' Ferari Basanta'' (1983) *''Princess Tina Khan'' (1984) *'' Poka Makorer Ghor Bosoti'' (1996).

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Akhtaruzzaman 2011 deaths Bangladeshi film directors Best Director National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners