Akhtaruzzaman | |
Native Name: | আক্তারুজ্জামান |
Occupation: | Film director |
Birth Date: | 1946 or 1947 |
Death Date: | (aged 65) |
Death Place: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Resting Place: | Govindapur village, Raipura Upazila, Narsingdi District |
Akhtaruzzaman (1946 or 1947 – August 23, 2011) was a Bangladeshi film director.[1] He was awarded the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director for his direction of the film Poka Makorer Ghor Bosoti (1996).[2] The film won awards in eight different categories.[3]
Akhtaruzzaman directed three films: Ferari Basanta (1983), Princess Tina Khan (1984) and Poka Makorer Ghor Bosoti (1996).[1] He was a teacher at the Film and Media Department in the Stamford University Bangladesh.[1]
Akhtaruzzaman died on August 23, 2011. Before death he had been working on a film titled Suchona Rekhar Dike, sponsored by the Government of Bangladesh.[1]