Abdullah Al Amin ( Rubel ) of '' The Daily Star '' gave the film two stars out of five . Although he found Tariq Anam Khan 's performance " absolutely superb " and lauded the concept for its originality , the weak screenplay , direction , and cinematography " meant this movie just could n't be the hit it could have been . " At the 39th Bangladesh National Film Awards , '' Desha : The Leader '' won in four categories . Tariq Anam Khan won Best Actor in a Negative Role . James received his first National Award , Best Male Playback Singer , for the song " Ashche Desha Ashche " . Nasir won Best Cinematography , and Towhid Hossain Chowdhury won Best Editing
39th Bangladesh National Film Awards
39th Bangladesh National Film Awards
Desha: The Leader