Shahed Chowdhury (2 March 1966 – 17 March 2019) was a

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

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. He directed many

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movies.

Biography

Chowdhury was born on 2 March 1966 in the village of Koya of

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. His debut direction was ''Khol Nayika'' which was released in 2002. This film is selected for preservation in

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. He also directed films like ''Tough Operation'' and ''Tension''. These films are also selected for preservation in

. ''Aral'' was his last direction. This film was released in 2016. Chowdhury died on 17 March 2019 at the age of 53.

Selected filmography

* ''Khol Nayika'' * ''Tough Operation'' * ''High Risk'' * ''Tension'' * ''Valo Hote Chai'' * ''Aral''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chowdhury, Shahed 2019 deaths Bangladeshi film directors 1966 births People from Kushtia District