24th Bangladesh National Film Awards

{{Short description|Annual awards ceremony}}

{{Infobox film awards

| number = 24

| award = Bangladesh National Film Awards| award_link = National Film Awards (Bangladesh)

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| awarded_for = Best of Bangladeshi cinema in 1999

| award_org = President of Bangladesh

| presenting_org = Ministry of Information

| announced_date = August 5, 2003

| presented_date = September 10, 2003

| site = Osmany Memorial Hall, Dhaka, Bangladesh

| host =

| website = [http://www.moi.gov.bd/ Official website]

| best_feature = Chitra Nodir Pare

| best_non_feature =

| best_actor = Zahid Hasan

| best_actor_film = Srabon Megher Din

| best_actress = Shimla

| best_actress_film = Madam Phooli

| most_wins = Chitra Nodir Pare (7)
Srabon Megher Din (7)

| last = 23rd

| next = 25th

}}

The 24th Bangladesh National Film Awards, presented by Ministry of Information, Bangladesh to felicitate the best of Bangladeshi Cinema released in the year 1999. The National Film Awards are the only film awards given by the government itself. Every year, a national panel appointed by the government selects the winning entry, and the award ceremony is held in Dhaka.{{cite web|url=http://www.fdc.gov.bd/site/page/f3bb17fe-d9ad-4b61-bd8a-5824262691ad/১৯৭৫-২০১২|title=জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২)|language=bn|trans-title=List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012)|access-date=19 June 2020|publisher=Bangladesh Film Development Corporation|work=Government of Bangladesh}} The ceremony took place at Osmany Memorial Hall, Dhaka and awards were distributed by former prime minister Khaleda Zia. Additionally, Information Minister Tariqul Islam attended the function as the special guest at that evening.{{cite news|title=PM to distribute film awards today|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2003/09/10/d30910012121.htm|newspaper=The Daily Star|date=2003-09-10|access-date=October 14, 2015}}