A biography on ace filmmaker Tareque Masud has been uncovered at the Amor Ekushey Book Fair-2014 recently. The book is published by Bangladesh Film Archive. The writer Rubayet Ahmed assumes that the book will stand as a reference to all who want to know and study the life and works of the late filmmaker. The cover is illustrated by Masuk Helal. The book is available at the Bangladesh Film Archive’s stall number-507.
Tareque Masud is the most internationally acclaimed filmmaker from Bangladesh, who is also renowned as a film producer, screenwriter and lyricist. His film Matir Moyna was Bangladesh’s first to compete for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was also awarded at Cannes Film Festival. He died in a dreadful road accident on 13 August 2011 while returning to Dhaka after visiting a filming location. In 2012, he received Ekushey Padak, the highest civilian award of Bangladesh posthumously.
