Recognition
Awards and honours
More than thirty-nine awards and honours across cinema and literature, from Dhaka to Kolkata, Colombo, Toronto and the United Kingdom.
- 39+awards and honours
- 3National Film Awards to him
- 15+international festivals
Cinema · Abroad
International awards
- 2016Best DirectorInternational Independent Film Festival, United Kingdom, for Nekabborer Mohaproyan
- 2016Special Award for Extraordinary Performance, Film Director15th Tele Cine Award, Tele Cine Society, Nazrul Mancha, Kolkata, India
- 2017Ritwik Ghatak Memorial AwardKolkata, India
- 2022Best Narrative FilmIndo Asian Film Festival, for Maya: The Lost Mother
- —Best Narrative FeatureTagore International Film Festival (online edition), for Maya: The Lost Mother
Cinema · Official selections
International festival selections
- 2016SAARC Film Festival, Colombo, Sri LankaNekabborer Mohaproyan, listed in the official catalogue of the SAARC Cultural Centre
- —18th Dhaka International Film FestivalPremiere of Maya: The Lost Mother; special screenings and certificates of appreciation
- 2020Indus Valley International Film FestivalOfficial selection, Maya: The Lost Mother
- 2021SAARC Film Festival, Sri LankaOfficial selection, Maya: The Lost Mother
- 20225th Toronto Multicultural Film Festival, CanadaMaya: The Lost Mother, selected and screened among 136 films from 49 countries
- 20221st World Film Festival Kolkata, IndiaCompetition for Debut Feature Films, FIPRESCI-India Critics Award, Maya: The Lost Mother
- —And moreMaya has screened at about fifteen festivals, including Nashik and Delhi in India
Bangladesh · Highest honour in cinema
National Film Awards
- 2014Best FilmNekabborer Mohaproyan; the film was honoured in six categories in all
- 2014Best LyricistFor the song Nishipakkhi, from Nekabborer Mohaproyan
- 2019Best StoryMaya: The Lost Mother; the film won National Film Awards in eight categories (presented in 2020)
Literature
Literary awards
- 2023Bangla Academy Literary AwardBangla Academy, Dhaka: the national literary award of Bangladesh
- 2013Kali o Kolom HSBC Bank AwardFor the book of poems Ekaki Jomin
Recognition
Honours and receptions
- 2024Crest of honourFrom the poets, writers and cultural workers of Narsingdi, for an outstanding contribution to literature-based filmmaking
- 2024Honoured inauguratorTejgaon College Poetry Festival, Dhaka
- 2024Honour for poetryFrom the little magazine Lok
- —Reception by Channel iOn receiving the Bangla Academy Literary Award
