Matia Banu Shuku

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Matia Banu Shuku
মাতিয়া বানু শুকু
Sheikh Hasina presents National Film Award 2021, Dhaka, 2023-03-09 (PID-0017378).jpg
Shuku (right) receiving National Film Award from Sheikh Hasina (2023)
Alma mater University of Dhaka
Spouse Nurul Alam Atique
Father Abdul Matin

Matia Banu Shuku is a Bangladeshi screenwriter, director and filmmaker. [1] She was the producer of the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Film winning film Laal Moroger Jhuti (2021). [2]

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Background

Matia Banu Shuku was born to language activist Abdul Matin. [3] She has a sister, Maliha Suvon. Shuku studied at the Department of Printmaking of the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Dhaka. [4] [5]

Career

Shuku got her breakthrough as a screenwriter of the mega television serial Labonyo Probha. [5] Her notable works include Mon-e Mon-e and Dengue-r Dingulitey Prem. [5] She wrote the script and co-directed the 52-episode mega TV serial Ekta Kinley Arekta Free (2009). [6]

Shuku made her debut as a director with the television series To Let (2008), aired on NTV. [5] She produced Laal Moroger Jhuti (2021) which won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Film. [7]

Personal life

Shuku is married to Nurul Alam Atique, a television dramatist, scriptwriter and filmmaker. [8] Together they have three children. [4]

Shuku is diagnosed with cancer. As of October 2025, she has been treated in a hospital in Chennai. [8]

References

  1. ↑ Mahmud, Jamil (2008-04-09). "An impulsive scriptwriter-director". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  2. ↑ "Prime Minister confers National Film Awards 2021". The Daily Star. 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  3. ↑ "Language movement hero Matin no more". The Daily Star. 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  4. 1 2 আমার সব কাজ জনে জনে দেখাতে চাই না - মাতিয়া বানু শুকু. 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2025-12-26– via YouTube.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Mahmud, Jamil (2008-04-09). "An impulsive scriptwriter-director". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  6. ↑ "Dramatic holidays". The Daily Star. 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  7. ↑ Dhrubo Sadiq (2021-06-23). "Comedy works like magic: Matia Banu Shuku". New Age. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  8. 1 2 ক্যানসারে আক্রান্ত নির্মাতা মাতিয়া বানু শুকু, চিকিৎসা চলছে চেন্নাইয়ে. Independent Television. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
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