Kazi Hayat and Mazharul Islam to receive the Fazlul Haque Memorial Award 2021

In memory of Fazlul Haque, the pioneer of film journalism in the country, the Fazlul Haque Memorial Award is given every year. Haque was the editor of the first film magazine 'Cinema', the director of the first children's film 'President'.

Marking the legend's death anniversary, National Film Award winning filmmaker Kazi Hayat and celebrated cine journalist Mazharul Islam, the editor of magazine 'Onnyodin' will be honoured with this award this year.

The ceremony will be held on October 26 at Channel i Studio, informs Amirul Islam, general secretary of the Fazlul Haque Memorial Committee. A token of BDT 25,000, a crest and a certificate will be given to the awardees.

His wife, renowned author Rabia Khatun, introduced the award in 2004 in memory of the late Fazlul Haque.

To honour his contribution, Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) has named one of its main auditoriums 'Fazlul Haque Memorial Auditorium'. An institution called Fazlul Haque Institute of Media Studies, for aspiring artistes, has been set up under the direct supervision of Syed Salauddin Zakir.

Noted media personality and writer Faridur Reza Sagar, Managing Director of Impress Telefilm Ltd and Channel i is their eldest son. Their youngest son, BTV famed host Farhadur Reza Prabal is an expatriate architect who currently resides in Australia. Their eldest daughter Keka Ferdousi is a prominent cook and the youngest daughter Farhana Mahmud Kakli is a housewife.