| Number: | 19 |
| Award: | Meril Prothom Alo Awards |
| Date: | 21 April 2017 |
| Site: | Hall of Fame Theatre, Bangabandhu International Conference Center, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Host: | Ferdous Ahmed & Purnima |
| Producer: | Transcom Group, Square Toiletries |
| Channel: | Maasranga Television |
| Lifetime Achievement: | Syed Hasan Imam |
| Best Film: | Oggatonama |
| Best Actor: | Shakib Khan |
| Best Actor Film: | Shikari |
| Best Actress: | Masuma Rahman Nabila |
| Best Actress Film: | Aynabaji |
| Duration: | 1 hours, 29 minutes |
| Last: | 18th |
| Next: | 20th |
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]
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.
A total of 16 awards were given at the ceremony. Following is the list of the winners.
| Best Film Actor | Best Film Actress |
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| Best TV Actor | Best TV Actress |
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| Best Singer (Male) | Best Singer (Female) |
| Best Newcomer (Film and TV) | |
| Best Film | Best Film Director | |
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| Best Film Actor | Best Film Actress | |
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| Best Playwright | Best TV Director | |
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| Best TV Actor | Best TV Actress | |
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