Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said her government has allocated Tk1,000 crore for setting up cinema halls at district and upazila levels, having modern facilities to further flourish the film industry of the country.
"It is now the age of information technology. The cinema industry was an analogue which I want to digitize, so, we allocated Tk1,000 crore.”
“I want to build modern cinema halls or cineplexes at district and upazila levels," she added.
The prime minister was addressing the award giving ceremony of National Film Awards 2020, by joining the event virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban.
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry organized the function at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in Dhaka.
She further urged the film industry to focus more on the country's independence war and sacrifice of the masses besides providing entertainment, reports UNB.
“Besides providing entertainment, films can reform the society, educate the people, imbibe them with patriotism and advance the country towards prosperity,” she said.
Sheikh Hasina said that films mirror life and can also reform society.
“Films can contribute hugely toward social reform, teach philosophy and history," she said.
She mentioned that films can spread the facts among the people about the real history of the country's independence.
People can learn about many unknown national events through films, she added.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina also mentioned that cinemas have the power to help remove irregularities and indiscipline from society. “And I believe that.”
