PM calls film industry to focus more on educating people
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- 23 Mar 2022
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the film industry to focus more on the country's independence war and sacrifice of the masses – apart from providing entertainment.
"Besides giving entertainment, films can reform the society, educate the people, imbibe them with patriotism and advance the country towards prosperity," she said.
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She was speaking at a function to distribute the National Film Awards 2020 to the winners in 27 categories.
The programme was held at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) in the capital, while the PM joined it virtually from her official residence Gono Bhaban.
Hasina said that films mirror life and they can also reform the society.
"Films can contribute hugely toward social reform, teach philosophy and history," she said.
She mentioned that films can spread the facts among the mass people about the real history of the country's independence.
She said people can learn about many unknown national events through films.
She also mentioned that cinemas have power to help remove irregularities and indiscipline from the society. "And I believe that," she said.
Films can be a powerful medium to spread the sense of responsibility and accountability towards the country and its people, she added.
The PM said that she plans to equip the film industry of the country with modern technologies. "For that we need to transform the cinema halls at the upazila level into cineplexes," she said.
She also said the government has created a Tk 1000-crore fund for this purpose.
She also put emphasis on transforming the analog system of old cinemas into digital one for the new generation.
On the prime minister's behalf, Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud handed over the awards to the 32 winners in 27 categories. Read More...
