Muhammad Khasru (1946 – 19 February 2019) was a Bangladeshi journalist and activist who pioneered the film society movement in the country. He played an important role in establishing the

Federation of Film Societies of Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies of Bangladesh (FFSB) is the umbrella organization of film societies in Bangladesh. It began on October 24 in 1973 as a federation for all film societies in Bangladesh. FFSB regularly arranges film screenings, film festi ...

in 1973 and

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in 1978.

Early life

Khasru was born in 1946 at

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. His father worked at the Hooghly Jute Mill. But after the communal riots broke out in India, his family migrated to

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in the 1950s. They settled in their ancestral home at Mohonpur village in

Keraniganj Upazila Keraniganj () is an upazila of Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. History It is believed that during the reign of Nawab Shaista Khan the ''paik-peyada'' and clerical staff (''kerani'') of the Nawab used to live on the other s ...

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. Works and writing: Bangladesher Cholochitro Songsod Andolon, Dhrupadi (an edited works).

Award

* Lifetime achievement award of

Dhaka University Film Society Dhaka University Film Society (in short DUFS) is a voluntary organization affiliated with the Dhaka University Central Students Union (DUCSU) at University of Dhaka. It is registered under the Film Societies Act 2011 and a member of Federation of ...

(2017)

References

1946 births 2019 deaths Bangladeshi journalists Bangladeshi activists People from Keraniganj Upazila {{Bangladesh-bio-stub