19th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards

The 19th Meril Prothom Alo Awards ceremony, presented by Prothom Alo took place on 21 April 2017 at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center in Dhaka, Bangladesh as a part of 2016 film awards season.^[1]

19th Meril Prothom Alo Awards
Date	21 April 2017
Site	Hall of Fame Theatre, Bangabandhu International Conference Center, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Hosted by	Ferdous Ahmed & Purnima
Produced by	Transcom Group, Square Toiletries
Highlights
Best Film	Oggatonama
Best Actor	Shakib Khan Shikari
Best Actress	Masuma Rahman Nabila Aynabaji
Lifetime achievement	Syed Hasan Imam
Television coverage
Channel	Maasranga Television
Duration	1 hours, 29 minutes
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Facts and figures

This year Amitabh Reza Chowdhury received best film director award for Aynabaji. Shakib Khan secured his eighth award for Public Choice best film actor and this was fifth in a row from 2010. Nusrat Imroz Tisha in Public Choice best TV actress category for Ekti Taalgachher Golpo. Dilshad Nahar Kona got the awards in best female singer category again and that was double Hat-trick for her since 2009.

Nominees and winners

A total of 16 awards were given at the ceremony. Following is the list of the winners.

Lifetime Achievement Award – 2016

• Syed Hasan Imam^[2]

Public Choice Awards – 2016

Best Film Actor	Best Film Actress
Shakib Khan – Shikari[2]	Nabila – Aynabaji[2]
Best TV Actor	Best TV Actress
Mosharraf Karim – Bougiri[2]	Nusrat Imroz Tisha – Ekti Taalgachher Golpo[2]
Best Singer (Male)	Best Singer (Female)
Imran – for Bossgiri film's ‘Dil dil dil’[2]	Kona – for Bossgiri film's ‘Dil dil dil’[2]
Best Newcomer (Film and TV)
Shobnom Bubly – Bossgiri [3][2]

Critics Choice Awards – 2016

Best Film	Best Film Director
Oggatonama[2]	Amitabh Reza Chowdhury – Aynabaji[2]
Best Film Actor	Best Film Actress
Chanchal Chowdhury – Aynabaji[2]	Sajhbati – Shankhachil[2]
Best Playwright	Best TV Director
Sarwar Reza Jimmy – Jog Biyog[2]	Sagar Jahan – Madhobilata Groho Ar Na[2]
Best TV Actor	Best TV Actress
Afran Nisho – Jog Biyog[2]	Aupee Karim – Madhobilata Groho Ar Na[2]

See also

• Bachsas Awards
• Babisas Award