Death anniversary of Tareq Masud, Mishuk Munier today

Staff Correspondent: The third death anniversary of acclaimed filmmaker Tareq Masud and cinematographer and ATN News Chief Executive Officer Mishuk Munier is being observed today (Wednesday).

Different programs have been chalked out marking the day. Federation of Film Societies of Bangladesh (FFSB) and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy started a two-day program from Tuesday.

On August 13 in 2011, Tareq and Mishuk along with three others were killed in a tragic road accident on the Dhaka-Aricha highway at Ghior Upazila of Manikganj while returning to Dhaka from Manikganj after visiting a filming location.

 

 

A vehicle carrying the two celebrities collided with a passenger bus on the highway.

Tareque Masud was born in Nurpur village under Bhanga upazila in Faridpur on December 6 in 1956.

He studied at a madrasah until 1971.

Masud was an independent film director, film producer, screenwriter and lyricist – all at once. He first found success with the films ‘Muktir Gaan’ in 1995 and ‘Matir Moina’ in 2002.

He won three international awards, including the ‘International Critics` FIPRESCI Prize’, in the Directors` Fortnight section outside competition at the ‘2002 Cannes Film Festival’ for ‘Matir Moina’.

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