Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- It was announced earlier that this year's Fazlul Haque Memorial Award will be given to filmmaker Raihan Rafi and journalist Alimuzzaman.
The award, initiated by novelist Rabeya Khatun, was presented to them at a ceremony on Sunday. Each of them received a crest and Tk50,000 as awards and was given an Uttariyo.
The awards were presented to them by Shilpakala Academy Director General Poet Rezauddin Stalin, producer Matin Rahman, actor Afzal Hossain, chef Keka Ferdousi and Prokriti O Jibon Foundation Chairman Mukit Majumder Babu, said a press release.
A special programme was organised on Channel i to mark the award giving ceremony.
A documentary on Fazlul Haque was shown at the beginning of the program. Then the discussio...