Jewel Aich, Anwara Begum honoured with lifetime achievement awards

The Bangladesh Cultural Reporters Association (BCRA) celebrated its 30th anniversary with a discussion, awards ceremony, and cultural programme at the National Art Gallery Auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Saturday evening.

The event, titled “Sushtho Shongskriti Bikashe Amader Koronio”, featured discussions on promoting a healthy cultural environment.

National Press Club President and Kaler Kantho Editor Hasan Hafiz attended the programme as the chief guest with BCRA president Avi Chowdhury in the chair. The programme was inaugurated by Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) Secretary General Kader Gani Chowdhury and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Director General Poet Rezauddin Ahmed Stalin.

At the end of the session, the prestigious BCRA Awards 2025 were presented to honour distinguished artistes.

Legendary magician Jewel Aich and veteran actress Anwara Begum received lifetime achievement awards for their outstanding contributions to Bangladesh’s cultural arena.

Mosharraf Karim was named Most Popular Actor for his performances across film, television, and OTT platforms, while Apu Biswas won Most Popular Actress. Prince Mahmud received the Most Popular Music Director and Composer award.

In the film category, Pori Moni won Best Actress for “Rongila Kitab”, Abdun Noor Shajal earned Best Actor for “Zinn 3”, Dilshad Nahar Kona was named Best Singer, Robiul Islam Jibon won Best Lyricist, and Abu Raihan Jewel received Best Director for Adventure of Sundarbans.

Awards in drama and OTT categories went to Rashed Shemanto, Tawsif Mahbub, Robena Reza Jui, and Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed. Raisul Tamal, Anonno Emon, and Litu Solaiman also received special recognition.

Special category awards were presented to actor Shamim Zaman, Rakibul Hasan Tanvir, Nowrin, Shakhawat Hossain Shuvo, Rostam Mallick, and Dalim Rahman.

Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) Secretary General Kader Gani Chowdhury and Boishakhi TV Head of News Ziaul Kabir Sumon were honoured for their outstanding contribution to journalism at the programme. National Press Club President and Kaler Kantho Editor, Poet Hasan Hafiz and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Director General Rezauddin Ahmed Stalin received awards for their outstanding contribution to poetry. Special awards were given to Tashiq Ahmed, film actor Shakil Khan, singer Sayera Reza, producers Dhruba Guha, Asif Iqbal Ahmed and Raju Alim.

In addition, Bachsas General Secretary Rahat Saiful, Masum Ali Apu of the Prothom Alo, FI Dipu of the daily Jugantor, Md Jahidul Islam of the Daily Sun, Mostafa Motihar of the Bangladesh Pratidin, Mahmud Manjur (Journalist and Lyricist), Johnny Hoque and Anindo Mamun received awards for their special contribution to entertainment and cultural journalism.

National Press Club General Secretary Ayub Bhuiyan, ATN Bangla Programme and Broadcasting Department Advisor Tashik Ahmed, Bangladesh Federal Journalists Union Organising Secretary Erfanul Haque Nahid, Bangladesh Film Journalists Association-Bachsas former president Raju Alim and AB Fashion Maker proprietor Sanaul Haque Babul CIP were present as the special guests at the event.

Bangladesh Film Journalists Association (Bachsas) President Kamrul Hassan Darpan was the main discussant at the programme.

The entire programme was hosted by BCRA General Secretary Dulal Khan and Assistant General Secretary Pantho Afzal.