PM infuses dynamism into film industry: Hasan

GBNEWS24 DESK//

Recalling the contributions of Bangabandhu to the making of the country’s film industry an effective media for social awakening, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said Bangabandhu’s daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is giving new life to the country’s film industry.

“Bangladesh will reach its dream destination by 2041 under her (Sheikh Hasina’s) dynamic leadership and the filmdom would not only get back its past golden time, but also occupy a dignified position in the global screenland,” he said.

The minister made the comments while giving his speech as the chair at National Film Award-2019 giving function at Bangabandhu International Conference Center at Agargaon in the capital.

The minister expressed his gratitude to the Prime Minister for giving speech at the function by joining virtually from Ganabhaban as the chief guest.

State Minister for Information Dr Murad Hasan attended the function as special guest while Information Secretary Khaza Mia gave the welcome address.

The information minister handed over the awards to the awardees on behalf of the Prime Minister.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder, among others, were present on the occasion.

Hasan said film preserves the contemporary period and it speaks of life. Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, realising the impact of films on society, had tabled a bill in the provincial assembly for the establishment of Film Development Corporation (FDC) in 1957 and in continuation to that, the FDC was founded.

He said, at that time, Hindi, Urdu and Indian Bangla films captured the market of Bangladesh. The journey and progress of the film industry in Bangladesh started after the establishment of the FDC by Bangabandhu, he added.

The information minister said a number of timeless cinemas were made and artists were born through the FDC and the movies had played a role in building the movement of independence, struggle of freedom and building post-independent Bangladesh.