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Muhammad Khasru
Bangladeshi journalist and activist (1946–2019) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Muhammad Khasru (1946 – 19 February 2019) was a Bangladeshi journalist and activist who pioneered the film society movement in the country.[1][2] He played an important role in establishing the Federation of Film Societies of Bangladesh in 1973 and Bangladesh Film Archive in 1978.[1][3]
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Early life
Khasru was born in 1946 at Hooghly district of West Bengal, India.[3][1] His father worked at the Hooghly Jute Mill. But after the communal riots broke out in India, his family migrated to Dhaka in the 1950s.[4] They settled in their ancestral home at Mohonpur village in Keraniganj Upazila of Dhaka district.[1][5]
Works and writing: Bangladesher Cholochitro Songsod Andolon, Dhrupadi (an edited works).
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Award
- Lifetime achievement award of Dhaka University Film Society (2017)[3]
References
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