Bangladesh Film Development Corporation

Revised jury board announced for National Film Awards

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has announced changes to the National Film Awards 2023 jury board. The board, initially reformed on September 15, has undergone modifications with new members appointed in place of some earlier listed names. 

Journalists must comply with BFDC rules for entry

Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) has recently enforced new conditions upon journalists. From now on, they will not be able to randomly enter the premises of BFDC without cameras. Instead, they will need to take a pass from the authorities to enter the BFDC.

BFDC back in full swing

There was a time when Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) was packed with actors and technicians all day and night, filming movie scenes across the premises. But over time, circumstances worsened as fewer movies started being produced with every passing year

ATM Shamsuzzaman’s condition improves

Ekushey Padak and National Award winning actor ATM Shamsuzzaman has been hospitalised for more than two weeks. The actor, who underwent a gallbladder surgery at Asgar Ali Hospital in Dhaka on April 27, was put on life support at the hospital.

Press conference on National Film Day at FDC

In 2012, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced 3rd April as the National Film Day. Every year since then, this day is celebrated

Film professionals, BFDC at loggerheads

Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) has been celebrating National Film Day on April 3 since 2012, with elaborate programmes in the capital under an initiative of Ministry of Information.

NATIONAL FILM DAY / “THIS DAY IS OURS” - FARUK

On April 3, 1957, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the erstwhile Minister of Industries and Commerce of East Pakistan, introduced the East Pakistan Film Development Corporation Bill at the Constituent Assembly. To mark that day, April 3 is observed every year as National Film Day in Bangladesh since 2012.

Road left in battered condition

Travelling on part of the road stretching from Sonargaon Hotel intersection to Hatirjheel roundabout has become a nightmare for city residents in the last six months or so.

Moghbazar Flyover / Change to create more chaos

The extended Moghbazar Flyover ramp near Sonargaon Hotel may make the already crammed street even more congested, according to an expert and project officials. Moreover, a 50-metre carriageway deck of the ramp, already built in front of the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (popularly known as the FDC) at a cost of around Tk 9.5 crore, would now have to be demolished, said a project official.

November 5, 2024
November 5, 2024

Revised jury board announced for National Film Awards

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has announced changes to the National Film Awards 2023 jury board. The board, initially reformed on September 15, has undergone modifications with new members appointed in place of some earlier listed names. 

May 18, 2023
May 18, 2023

Journalists must comply with BFDC rules for entry

Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) has recently enforced new conditions upon journalists. From now on, they will not be able to randomly enter the premises of BFDC without cameras. Instead, they will need to take a pass from the authorities to enter the BFDC.

July 4, 2019
July 4, 2019

BFDC back in full swing

There was a time when Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) was packed with actors and technicians all day and night, filming movie scenes across the premises. But over time, circumstances worsened as fewer movies started being produced with every passing year

May 20, 2019
May 20, 2019

ATM Shamsuzzaman’s condition improves

Ekushey Padak and National Award winning actor ATM Shamsuzzaman has been hospitalised for more than two weeks. The actor, who underwent a gallbladder surgery at Asgar Ali Hospital in Dhaka on April 27, was put on life support at the hospital.

April 2, 2019
April 2, 2019

Press conference on National Film Day at FDC

In 2012, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced 3rd April as the National Film Day. Every year since then, this day is celebrated

April 3, 2018
April 3, 2018

Film professionals, BFDC at loggerheads

Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) has been celebrating National Film Day on April 3 since 2012, with elaborate programmes in the capital under an initiative of Ministry of Information.

April 3, 2018
April 3, 2018

“THIS DAY IS OURS” - FARUK

On April 3, 1957, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the erstwhile Minister of Industries and Commerce of East Pakistan, introduced the East Pakistan Film Development Corporation Bill at the Constituent Assembly. To mark that day, April 3 is observed every year as National Film Day in Bangladesh since 2012.

June 7, 2016
June 7, 2016

Road left in battered condition

Travelling on part of the road stretching from Sonargaon Hotel intersection to Hatirjheel roundabout has become a nightmare for city residents in the last six months or so.

June 5, 2016
June 5, 2016

Change to create more chaos

The extended Moghbazar Flyover ramp near Sonargaon Hotel may make the already crammed street even more congested, according to an expert and project officials. Moreover, a 50-metre carriageway deck of the ramp, already built in front of the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (popularly known as the FDC) at a cost of around Tk 9.5 crore, would now have to be demolished, said a project official.

October 7, 2015
October 7, 2015

Ex-FDC MD Pijush sued for graft

ACC files a case against former managing director of FDC Pijush Bandyopadhyay and three others in connection with embezzlement of over Tk 3.46 crore.