Akhtaruzzaman

Akhtaruzzaman was born in 1946 or 1947 and worked as a journalist, lyricist and dialogue writer before turning to directing in the early eighties, with films praised by critics but shunned by the public. He made only three feature films. He later taught cinema in the Department of Film and Media at Stamford University in Dhaka, and was preparing a state-funded film when he died in Dhaka on 23 August 2011; he is buried in the village of Govindapur, in Raipura sub-district, in Narsingdi district.

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• CinemaThe InsectsPoka Makorer Ghar BosotiAkhtaruzzaman · 1996Cinema