Meril-Prothom Alo Critics Choice Award for Best Film Director

Meril-Prothom Alo Critics Choice Award for Best Film Director is an award presented annually by Meril-Prothom Alo as part of its Meril-Prothom Alo Awards.

Meril-Prothom Alo Critics Choice Award for Best Film Director
Awarded for	Critics Award for Best Film Director
Country	Bangladesh
Presented by	Meril-Prothom Alo
First award	2003 (for direction in films released during the 2002 film season)
Most recent winner	Giasuddin Selim Swapnajaal (2019)

Multiple wins and nominations

The following individuals have won multiple Best Film Director awards:

Wins	Director
2
	Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
	Tauquir Ahmed

The following directors have received multiple Best Film Director nominations (* indicates no wins):

Nominations	Director
4	Tauquir Ahmed
3	Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
2	Humayun Ahmed
	Morshedul Islam
	Giasuddin Selim

Winners and nominees

Table key

indicates the winner

‡ Indicates the winner of Best Film

2000s

Year	Director(s)	Film	Ref.
2000s
2002 (5th)	Nurul Alam Atique	Choturtha Matra	[1]
2003 (6th)	Saidul Anam Tutul	Adhiar ‡
2004 (7th)	Tauquir Ahmed	Joyjatra
2005 (8th)	Shuchanda	Hajar Bachhor Dhore ‡
2006 (9th)	Tauquir Ahmed	Rupkothar Golpo
2007 (10th)	Shahin Shomon	Dhoka
	Enamul Karim Nirjhar	Aha!
	Golam Rabbany Biplob	Swopnodanay ‡
2008 (11th)	Murad Parvez	Chandragrohon ‡
	SA Haque Alik	Akash Chhoa Bhalobasa
	Humayun Ahmed	Amar Ache Jol
2009 (12th)	Mostofa Sarwar Farooki	Third Person Singular Number ‡	[2]
	Giasuddin Selim	Monpura
	Syed Wahiduzzaman Diamond	Gangajatra

2010s

Year	Director(s)	Film	Ref.
2010s
2010 (13th)	Abu Sayeed	Opekkha
	Khalid Mahmood Mithu	Gohine Shobdo
	Tareque Masud	Runway ‡
2011 (14th)	Nasiruddin Yousuff	Guerrilla ‡
	Morshedul Islam	Amar Bondhu Rashed
	Shah Alam Kiron	Matir Thikana
2012 (15th)	Humayun Ahmed	Ghetuputra Komola
	Masud Akhand	Pita
	Redoan Rony	Chorabali
2013 (16th)	Mohammad Hannan	Shikhandi Kotha
	Kazi Hayat	Eve Teasing
	Gazi Rakayet	Mrittika Maya
2014 (17th)	Mostofa Sarwar Farooki	Ant Story
	Murad Parvez	Brihonnola ‡
	Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Raz	Taarkata
2015 (18th)	Morshedul Islam	Anil Bagchir Ekdin
	Animesh Aich	Zero Degree
	Shihab Shaheen	Chuye Dile Mon ‡
2016 (19th)	Amitabh Reza Chowdhury	Aynabaji	[3]
	Tauquir Ahmed	Oggatonama ‡
	Sumon Dhar	Darpan Bishorjon
2017 (20th)	Akram Khan	The Cage ‡
	Tauquir Ahmed	Haldaa
	Mostofa Sarwar Farooki	No Bed of Roses
2018 (21st)	Giasuddin Selim	Swapnajaal	[4]
	Anam Biswas	Debi
	Noor Imran Mithu	Komola Rocket ‡

See also

• Meril-Prothom Alo Awards