“Bangabandhu and Dhaka University” by Dr A J M Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan won National Film Awards 2022

December 2, 2023

The documentary film titled "Bangabandhu and Dhaka University," produced and directed by Professor A. J. M Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan, Ph.D., received the National Film Award 2022 as the best documentary. On Tuesday, October 31, 2023, the Ministry of Information unveiled...

The relevance of Bangabandhu’s philosophy on education

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What is Bangabandhu’s philosophy of education? What kind of education system did he envision for the newly independent Bangladesh? My purpose in this article is to shed some light on the education thoughts of the Father of Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh...

Peripheral View: Conceptualizing the Information Society as a Postcolonial Subject

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This article looks into the information society from a postcolonial subject position. It uses concepts from a postcolonial perspective and critical political economy of communication to investigate the information society. It perceives the information society as a discourse of social...

Universal Access in Developing Countries: A Particular Focus on Bangladesh

December 21, 2021

The concept of universal access, which originated in the United States, is now part of the telecommunications policy frameworks of many developing countries. This article uses the case of Bangladesh as a vehicle for examining the transferability of the universal...

The documentary film titled “Bangabandhu and Dhaka University,” produced and directed by Professor A. J. M Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan, Ph.D., received the National Film Award 2022 as the best documentary.

On Tuesday, October 31, 2023, the Ministry of Information unveiled the distinguished recipients of the 2022 National Film Awards, a highly regarded recognition in the realm of Bangladeshi cinema. Annually, the government bestows accolades on artists across diverse categories for their outstanding contributions to the film industry.

In the current year, the National Film Awards have been granted across a spectrum of 27 categories, totaling 33 esteemed awards for 17 films. The official list of awardees has been unveiled by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, and we invite you to explore these deserving honorees.

Short Bio

Dr. Abu Jafar Md. Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan is a Professor of film and media studies at the University of Dhaka. He is the founder of the Department of Television, Film and Photography, a vibrant and ever-expanding academic Department at the University of Dhaka. He is also the first Provost of the Bijoy Ekattor Hall, the most magnificent student dormitory on the Dhaka University campus. He taught at the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada for several years.