15th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards

The 15th Meril Prothom Alo Awards ceremony, presented by Prothom Alo took place on 26 April 2013, at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center in Dhaka, Bangladesh as a part of the 2012–13 film awards season.

Facts and figures

This was the 15th instalment of the Meril Prothom Alo Awards. Ghetuputra Komola got the best film awards along with 4 other awards Critics Choice best director, best film actor, best film actress, and a special award. This was the last directed film by popular novelist Humayun Ahmed. He was awarded as the best film director for this film. Nazmun Munira Nancy got the award in the best female singer category for the fourth time in a row in 2009.

Winners and nominations

A total of 14 awards were given at the ceremony. Following is the list of the winners.

Lifetime Achievement Award – 2013

Prominent singer Ramkanai Das

Special Awards – 2012

Mamun for Ghetuputra Komola and Meghla for ''Uttarer Sur''

Host and Jury Board

This program was anchored initially by Rumana Malik Munmun. Chanchal Chowdhury and Mosharraf Karim later host the event. The members of Jury Board for television critics were Mamunur Rashid, Tariq Anam Khan, Wahida Mollick Jolly, Zahidur Rahman Anjan and Gaosul Alam Shaon.