25th Bachsas Awards
The 25th Bachsas Awards were given by the Bangladesh Cholochitra Sangbadik Samity to outstanding performers in film, television, music, dance, and theatre in 2003. The awards were introduced in 1972 to encourage the fledgling film industry of the country.
List of winners
Lifetime Achievement Awards
- Film – Subhash Dutta
- Music – Abdul Jabbar and Apel Mahmud
Honorary awards
- Aziz Misir Critic Award – Dramatist Arun Chowdhury
- Honorary Award – Singer Mitali Mukherjee
Television program
- Best Anchor – Hanif Sanket
- Best Magazine Show – Ittyadi
- Best Talk Show – ''Tritiyo Matra''
Theatre
- Best Production – Trino Porney Shal Monjori
- Best Playwright – Dr Syed Manzurul Islam
- Best Set-design – Mustafa Manwar
- Best Theatre Group – Loko Natyadal Shiddheshwari
- Best Actress – Tropa Majumder
- Best Actor – SK Bokhari
Music
- Best Male Singer – Asif Akbar
- Best Female Singer – Dolly Shayantoni
- Best Band – Hasan's Shadhinota
- Best Male Vocal – Ayub Bachchu
- Best Female Vocal – Tishma