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Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury
Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury (c. 1930 – 8 May 2005) was a Bangladeshi cinematographer-turned-director. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Cinematography four times for the films ''Golapi Ekhon Traine'' (1978), ''Dui Poisar Alta'' (1982), ''Heera Mati'' (1988) and ''Joyjatra'' (2004). Career Chowdhury began his career as an assistant cameraman in Lahore in 1954, becoming a cameraman in his own right in 1960. He was the first camera operator of Bangladesh Television (BTV). In 1964, he was the cinematographer of Ferdausi Rahman's musical program on BTV. He directed films ''Tansen'' (1970), ''Bhool Jokhmn Bhanglo'' (1974), and ''Pension'', which was screened at the 1984 Indian Film Festival. Fred Marshall, writing about Bangladeshi cinema for the ''International Film Guide'', called it "the most successful film ... of the past couple of years". Chowdhury directed a short film, titled ''Bangla Ma-er Damal Chhele'' (1994), produced by Bangladesh Shishu Academy Bangladesh ...
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Brahmanbaria
Brahmanbaria ( bn, ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া, Brāhmaṇabāṛiẏā) is a city of Bangladesh and the capital of Brahmanbaria Sadar Upazila as well as Brahmanbaria District. It is the second largest city after Cumilla in eastern Bangladesh and one of the oldest municipalities in Bangladesh, established in 1868. Brahmanbaria was declared a district headquarters in 1984. Its municipality area has a population of 270,000 in 2020. It is the 17th largest city in Bangladesh. History During the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 for the liberation of Bangladesh, when Pakistan Army planners predicted India would launch its main attack in the east along the Akhaura–Brahmanbaria axis, it had no brigades available to cover this area, and Pakistan Army moved its 27th brigade from Mymensingh to Akhaura after retaining two battalions of 27th brigade at Mymensingh to form the 93rd Brigade to defend Mymensingh. Pakistan Army's 93,000 troops unconditionally surrendered t ...
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Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city in the world with a population of 8.9 million residents as of 2011, and a population of over 21.7 million residents in the Greater Dhaka Area. According to a Demographia survey, Dhaka has the most densely populated built-up urban area in the world, and is popularly described as such in the news media. Dhaka is one of the major cities of South Asia and a major global Muslim-majority city. Dhaka ranks 39th in the world and 3rd in South Asia in terms of urban GDP. As part of the Bengal delta, the city is bounded by the Buriganga River, Turag River, Dhaleshwari River and Shitalakshya River. The area of Dhaka has been inhabited since the first millennium. An early modern city developed from the 17th century as a provincial capital and ...
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Bangladesh National Film Award For Best Cinematography
The Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Cinematography is one of the highest film awards in Bangladesh. Since 1975, the awards are given in the category of best screenplay. List of winners Records and statistics Multiple wins and nominations The following individuals received two or more Best Cinematographer awards: References {{Bangladesh National Film Awards Cinematographer National Film Awards (Bangladesh) The National Film Awards ( bn, জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার) is an annual awards ceremony held annually in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is considered to be the most prominent film award ceremony in Banglades ...
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Golapi Ekhon Traine
''Golapi Ekhon Traine'' ( bn, গোলাপী এখন ট্রেনে, Gōlāpī Ekhon Trēnē, Golapi is now on a train - English name: The Endless Trail) is a Bangladeshi drama film based on the novel of Amjad Hossain ''Droupodi Ekhon Traine'' and directed by himself. The film is one of his "Golapi" film series. This film was released on September 5, 1978 and became popular and had positive critical receptions. Plot Mondol ( A.T.M. Shamsuzzaman) is an influential person in the village. His son Milon ( Farooque) likes the girl of a street singer ( Anwar Hossain) Golapi ( Bobita). In the meantime, Mondol brings a bridegroom for Golapi but they demand a cycle. Golapi's father cannot afford this so Milon pay for the cycle. But for some reason the marriage does not take place and Golapi's father commits suicide. As a result, Golapi's family fall into grief and she starts to work in different places by train. The people from the village do not take this positively and sit to d ...
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Dui Poisar Alta
''Dui Poishar Alta'' ( bn, দুই পয়সার আলতা; English: Cheap Alta) is a 1982 Bangladeshi film starring Razzak and Shabana opposite him. She garnered Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film. It also stars Nutan and Anwara. Cast * Shabana * Razzak * Nutan (actress) * Anwara Track listing #"Ei Duniya Ekhon To Aar" - Mitali Mukherjee #"Ami Hobo Por" - Runa Laila #"Eto Beshi Bolis Na" - Runa Laila #Kiba Jadu Janis" - Khurshid Alam #"Emonoto Prem Hoy" - Syed Abdul Hadi Awards ;Bangladesh National Film Awards *Best Actress - Shabana *Best Female Playback Singer - Mitali Mukherjee *Best Editing - Awkat Hossain *Best Cinematographer - Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury (c. 1930 – 8 May 2005) was a Bangladeshi cinematographer-turned-director. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Cinematography four times for the films '' Golapi Ekhon Traine'' (1978), ''Dui Poisar Alta'' (1982), ... Referen ...
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Joyjatra
''Joyjatra'' ( bn, জয়যাত্রা) is Bangladeshi film directed by Tauquir Ahmed and produced by Azam Faruk, featuring Mahfuz Ahmed, Bipasha Hayat, Azizul Hakim, Ahsan Habib Nasim, and others. The film is set in the period of the Bangladesh Liberation War. Plot Joyjatra takes place during the liberation war of Bangladesh. Many people from various villages and ethnic backgrounds attempt to flee to India after the Pakistan Army launched an attack on them. For days, the refugees have been stuck on a boat on a journey to India, but eventually, some of them were killed by the army. Cast * Mahfuz Ahmed as Baidhan * Azizul Hakim as Adam * Bipasha Hayat as Hawa * Abul Hayat as Ramkrisna * Humayun Faridi as Panchanand Saha * Tariq Anam Khan as Tarafdar * Chadni as Marium * Intekhab Dinar as Johnson * Rumana as Sokhina * Shahed Sharif Khan as Kashem * Shams Sumon as Jashimuddin * Farhana Rahman as Jashimuddin's wife * Shuvra as Fatema * Ahsan Habib Nasim as Ali * Nazma Anwa ...
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Camera Operator
A camera operator, or depending on the context cameraman or camerawoman, is a professional operator of a film camera or video camera as part of a film crew. The term "cameraman" does not imply that a male is performing the task. In filmmaking, the cinematographer or director of photography (DP or DoP) is sometimes called lighting cameraman or first cameraman. The DP may operate the camera themselves, or enlist the aid of a camera operator or second cameraman to operate it or set the controls. The first assistant cameraman (1st AC), also known as a focus puller, is responsible for maintenance of the camera, such as clearing dirt from the film gate and adjusting the follow focus. A second assistant cameraman (2nd AC), also known as a clapper loader, might be employed to load film, slate scenes, or maintain the camera report (a log of scenes, takes, rolls, photographic filters used, and other production data). A camera operator in a video production may be known by titles like ...
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Bangladesh Television
Bangladesh Television ( bn, বাংলাদেশ টেলিভিশন), commonly known by its acronym BTV ( bn, বিটিভি), is the state-owned television network of Bangladesh. The network was originally established as the East Pakistan branch of PTV in 1964. It is the oldest Bengali-language television network in the world, and is the sister to the radio broadcaster Bangladesh Betar, which, along with BTV, are both owned and operated by the government. Bangladesh Television is the country's only television network provided on terrestrial television. It is primarily financed through television licence fees. Although it has produced many award-winning programs, it has often been accused of being the mouth piece of the government and their lack of quality programming. Both the headquarters and the administrative building of Bangladesh Television are located at Rampura in Dhaka. Prior to the late 1990s, Bangladesh Television was the sole television broadcaster pr ...
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Ferdausi Rahman
Ferdausi Rahman (; born 28 June 1941) also known as Ferdausi Begum is a Bangladeshi playback singer. She is the daughter of folk singer Abbas Uddin. She sang some popular film songs for Pakistani films also in the 1960s especially working with the music composer Robin Ghosh in film Chakori released in 1967. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1977 and Independence Day Award in 1995 by the Government of Bangladesh. Personal life Rahman had two elder brothers, Justice Mustafa Kamal (died 2015) and singer Mustafa Zaman Abbasi. Her niece, Nashid Kamal, is a singer. Her other nieces who are also singers are Samira Abbasi and Sharmini Abbasi. Rahman is married to Rezaur Rahman, an engineer and industrialist, since 1966. They have two sons, Rubaiyat Rahman and Razin Rahman. Career Rahman participated as a children artiste in radio programs. In 1955, she first sang for the radio as an adult artiste. The first released movie where she sang as a playback singer was Ehtesham's ''Ei Desh Toma ...
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Bangladesh Shishu Academy
Bangladesh Shishu Academy ( bn, বাংলাদেশ শিশু একাডেমি) is the national academy for children in Bangladesh. It was established in 1976 for promoting cultural development of children, and nurturing their talents. List of Chairpersons * Zobeda Khanum * Zubaida Gulshan Ara * Sheikh Abdul Ahad * Selina Hossain (23 April 2014 – ) * Lucky Enam (25 September 2019 – present) Shishu Academy Award * Agrani Bank Shishu Academy Children's Literature Award * Bangladesh Shishu Academy Award for Literature. The academy adorns one Bangladeshi litterateur with the award for his/her overall contribution in the field of juvenile literature. The award was introduced in 1396 BS (1989 Gregorian). A poet or a litterateur is entitled to this award once during his lifetime. No provision is made for giving the award posthumously. The awardee is entitled to an amount of taka twenty five thousand in cash, one crest and a certificate of honour. * Agrani Bank Award ...
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2005 Deaths
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People From Brahmanbaria District
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ...
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