The 28th National Film Awards were presented by the Ministry of Information, Bangladesh, to felicitate the best of Bangladeshi cinema released in the year 2003. The Bangladesh National Film Awards is a film award ceremony in Bangladesh established in 1975 by the government of Bangladesh. Every year, a national panel appointed by the government selects the winning entry, and the award ceremony is held in Dhaka. Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed presented the awards at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre on 23 October.
A 12-member jury board headed by Sadeq Khan, chairman of the board of directors, Press Institute of Bangladesh, suggested the names of 15 artistes for the National Film Award in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the country's film industry. No awards were given in the best film, director, music director, dialogue, cinematography, and editing categories.