Bangladesh Abroad
Last Man in Dhaka Central (The Young Man Was, Part 3) Directed by Naeem Mohaiemen 2015, Bangladesh/Netherlands/USA 82 min. In English, Dutch, Bangla; English subtitles Mohaiemen’s look at the failure of the 1970s revolutionary left continues in the third part of his The Young Man Was series (part two, Afsan’s Long Day, premiered at Doc … Read more…
Blockade – A documentary by Arif Yousuf 85 Minutes, 2015 The Blockade documentary is a story of how Quaker and Jewish activists along with Bangladeshi expats shed light on the Nixon administration’s covert support of the genocide in Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) in 1971. Equipped with just canoes and paddles, the young activists risked everything … Read more…
Muktijuddher Renu (মুক্তিযুদ্ধের রেনু) – A film by Enayet Karim Babul and Selim Afsary will be displayed in Jackson Heights, New York. All Bangladeshi community are welcome. The film is in Bangla, without subtitle. This a special first show of the film in New York. The event is an initiative of Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad, USA. … Read more…
Suchitra Sen Memorial USA will organize Suchitra Sen Film Festival 2015 in Jackson Heights, New York from Sept 11 to Sept 12. Both days the event will start at 7:00 pm. Three movies will be shown at the festival. One on Friday and two on Saturday. The event is free and all are welcome. Seats … Read more…
Bengal Tigers of Bangladesh are one of the most beautiful animal in its territory. They are exquisite, magnificent, royal, dangerous and in danger. It is sad that the Royal Bengal Tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) of Bangladesh are in decline. In a recent report, it has been suggested that Bangladesh may have 100+ tigers left instead … Read more…
Fictional film industry in Bangladesh is dominant, dramatic, distorted and surreal but still profitable. Therefore, non-fiction films or documentaries are neglected. Also the genre is not popular. Documentaries made by Bangladeshi filmmakers are rare, however, some new generation of independent filmmakers are trying to change the scenario. We will cover that story in another post. … Read more…
Iron Crows – A Documentary on Bangladesh Ship-breaking industry. The world center for ship-breaking is located in the port city of Chittagong in Bangladesh, is home to the ship-breaking industry. Here huge megaton behemoths that once sailed the seas are sent to be broken apart by men and boys, some as young as 12, often … Read more…
Dallywood Film & Music Awards 2015 will be held in New York City. The award celebrates the film and music of Bangladesh at a local level for expatriate Bangladeshi community in New York. Cultural program, music, dance, magic etc. are part of the event. Actors and actresses, singers, models from Bangladesh and local artists will participate … Read more…
Forty-five documentary films on Bangladesh were previously listed in five parts – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4, and Part 5. Here are a few more. They are in random order. Bangladesh was part of a documentary or an episode in a document series.