Bangladesh National Film Award recipient Shujeo Shyam, who is also an artiste at the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra, received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the award ceremony.

Abu Shahed Emon's critically acclaimed feature film “Jalaler Golpo” (Jalal's Story) keeps on bringing the prize, once again bagging two more international awards at the SAARC International Film Festival held in Sri Lanka.