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 ( bn, জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার) is the highest award for film directors in Bangladesh, presented annually at Bangladesh National Film Awards ceremony by the Min ...

for his direction of the film ''

Poka Makorer Ghor Bosoti ''Poka Makorer Ghor Bosoti'' is a 1996 Bangladeshi film. It was produced by Bobita and directed by Akhtaruzzaman. The film is based on Selina Hossain's 1986 novel of the same title. The film won four Bangladesh National Film Awards including t ...

'' (1996). The film won awards in eight different categories.

Career

Akhtaruzzaman directed three films: '' Ferari Basanta'' (1983), ''Princess Tina Khan'' (1984) and ''

'' (1996). He was a teacher at the Film and Media Department in the

Stamford University Bangladesh Stamford University Bangladesh ( bn, স্টামফোর্ড ইউনিভার্সিটি বাংলাদেশ) is a private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 2002 under the Private University Act. Befo ...

. 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 ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — ) is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Con ...

filmography

*'' Ferari Basanta'' (1983) *''Princess Tina Khan'' (1984) *''

'' (1996).

References

External links

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