Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- Renowned Bangladeshi filmmaker and writer Tanvir Mokammel will be awarded 'Antarjatik Jibankriti Sammanana' by the West Bengal-based Indian critic journal on Bengali literature, cinema and culture, Ashoknagar.

The award will be handed over to Mokammel in February of 2021 at a reception programme scheduled to be held at Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

Tanvir Mokammel is a Bangladeshi filmmaker and writer. He is the recipient of the Ekushey Padak in 2017. He won Bangladesh National Film Awards total ten times for the films Nodir Naam Modhumoti, Chitra Nodir Pare and Lalsalu. He is the current director of Bangladesh Film Institute in Dhaka.

Tanvir Mokammel grew up in Khulna. His father worked as a magistrate in Narail and h...