Bangladesh Film Archive

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Bangladesh Film Archive
Formation1978
Headquarters Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Website bfa.gov.bd

Bangladesh Film Archive is an independent institution that is the national film archive of Bangladesh and preserves films, commercials and other visual medias produced in Bangladesh. It is located in Agargaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh. [1] [2]

History

The archive was established in 1978 by the then government of Bangladesh. In 1984, it was made as a independent institution. [1] In 2016, the archive donated Pramathesh Barua's `Devdas' original print to India. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Film Archive". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN   984-32-0576-6. OCLC   52727562. OL   30677644M . Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Bangladesh Film Archive moves to new building". The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 3 July 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Bangla to gift India print of Barua's Bengali 'Devdas'". The Times of India . 4 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.


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