समाचार

By Fahmidul Haq

Bangladesh started producing film regularly since the mid-1950s, when it was part of Pakistan. Due to the colonial military rule by the central West Pakistan, there was a rise of Bengali nationalism and people of East Pakistan started revolting. The East did not get the power even though their political party Bangladesh Awami League got absolute majority in 1970 Pakistan election. The people of the East got increasingly agitated and there was a military crackdown in the midnight of March 25, 1971 and the war started. Through the resistance of freedom fighters and the diplomatic and military support from India, Bangladesh got liberated from Pakistan on December 16, 1971 .

This article selects the 20 best films in post-liberation (1972-2000) Bangladesh. The country had a vibrant mainstream film industry in 1970s and 1980s. Since 1990s, the industry started declining due to many internal and external factors. Meanwhile, since the mid-1980s, there was...

Dhaka, July 16 – Veteran Bangladeshi film actor Bulbul Ahmed who portrayed memorable roles based on Bengali literary classics, including ‘Devdas’, is dead. He was 69.

Tabarruk Ahmed Bulbul died Thursday after fighting prolonged illness.

‘Actor Rahman, popularly known as Chunilal, left me several years back. And this time, Devdas has left me,’ said Chashi Nazrul Islam, director of the film ‘Devdas’.

Based on a novel by Saratchandra Chatttopadhyaya, ‘Devdas’.