Bangladesh Film Development Corporation or BFDC, is a government owned and operated corporation in Tejgaon,

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. Nuzhat Yeasmin is the managing director of the corporation.

History

The organization was founded in 1959 as the East Pakistan Film Development Corporation which was changed to Bangladesh Film Development Corporation after Bangladesh achieved independence in 1971. It signed an agreement with

National Film Development Corporation of India The National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) based in Mumbai is the central agency established in 1975, to encourage high quality Indian cinema. It functions in areas of film financing, production and distribution and under Ministr ...

in 2016 to jointly produce a documentary on

Bangladesh Liberation war The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...

. It has faced criticism on mismanagement and waste of public funds. On 3 April of evey year the National Film day of Bangladesh is observed, the day is organized and celebrated by the corporation. The day marks the occasion when

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ( bn, শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), often shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib and widely known as Bangabandhu (meaning ''Friend of Bengal''), was a Bengalis, Beng ...

then Minister of Industries and Commerce of East Pakistan introduced the bill to formulate the East Pakistan Film development corporation.

References

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