Filmmaker Tanvir Mokammel attends lecture at ULAB

To commemorate December 6, 1971 as the first international recognition day, Department of General Education (GED) of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) organized a lecture titled “1947 Partition in My Films” by renowned filmmaker of Bangladesh Tanvir Mokammel on ULAB campus in Dhaka on Tuesday. 

The lecture commenced with a welcome speech by the Vice Chancellor of ULAB Professor Imran Rahman, according to a press release. 

In his speech, he highlighted the role of film to preserve and present history as well as the significance of film as a dynamic tool of media of our time and its contribution to culture and society. 

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In his lecture Tanvir Mokammel highlighted why the 1947 partition is important to us and how it contributed/ impacted our land, politics and culture. 

Several time winner of Bangladesh National Film Awards Tanvir Mokammel pointed out how the issue of partition has been reflected in his feature documentary films.  

The seminar was enlightened by the live discussion, questions and answers of the eminent historians, archaeologists, social scientists, as well as ULAB faculties and students participating in the seminar. 

Finally, Professor of Archaeology, Head of the Department of General Education (GED) and the Director of the Centre for Archaeological Studies (CAS), University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) Dr Shahnaj Husne Jahan concluded the event with a vote of thanks.