The Rtv Star Awards has been honouring the best of Rtv's programmes and cultural personalities for the last few years, and this year's award ceremony will honour a great of Bangladeshi television – Syed Hasan Imam. 

The fifth edition of the Rtv Star Awards, will be held tomorrow at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre. Rtv will broadcast the event live from 7pm, organizers informed at a press conference on Monday evening. 

Celebrated actor, elocutionist and cultural personality Syed Hasan Imam has an illustrious acting career spanning over five decades. Not just that, he is well-respected for his contributions to the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra and Liberation War of 1971. Hasan Imam started his film career in 1961 with feature film “Dharapat”. After that came a string of successful films, including “Raja Elo Shohorey”, Shiit Bikel”, “Janajani”, “Ujala”, “Kagojer Nouka”, “Anarkoli”, “Ghuddi” and “Sareng Bou”. He tried his hand in direction too. He directed his first film “Lalon Fakir” in 1972, followed by “Lal Sobuj-er Pala” and “Obichar”. At 80 years of age, Hasan Imam is still an emblem of acting excellence, and is still a regular face on television.

At the awards, the best artistes, producers and screenwriters of programmes and dramas broadcast on Rtv from January 1 to December 31, 2015, will be recognised. The channel's CEO Syed Ashik Rahman and Unilever Bangladesh Assistant Managing Director Ehsanur Rahman were present at the 
press conference, among others. 

Lux is the title sponsor of the event.