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Menace of obscene movie posters

AVIK SANWAR RAHMAN
Obscene posters of movies currently screening in different cinema halls have captured the walls of the city and are even pasted in front of schools.
Recognising the threat these posters pose on impressionable young minds, information minister M Shamsul Islam in an inter ministerial meeting on June 24 termed obscenity as "a crime like drug abuse and terrorism."
"This should be stopped by any means otherwise it could ruin our future generation," said Islam.
The minister vowed to bring obscene filmmakers, actors and actresses, cameramen, producers, directors, distributors, exhibitors and owners of the cinema halls to book to rid the society of this evil.
The meeting decided that an inter-ministerial committee would monitor obscenity in movies and find out effec-
tive ways to resist the menace.
The minister directed the Bangladesh Film Censor Board officials in Dhaka and the task forces headed by deputy commissioners at district level to strengthen their drive against indecent films and posters.
But some censor board officials said that with only five inspectors available to track down obscene films and posters throughout the country, it was not possible for the Board to tackle the problem. Besides, the inspectors are often preoccupied with table work.
"It should be the responsibility of the police to stop posters being displayed in front of schools as they patrol the city," said a high-ranking official of Bangladesh Film Censor Board requesting anonymity.
Censor board members also think that the law enforcers alone cannot help curb obscenity as the filmmakers can go to court to protect their rights. They often disown the posters with erotic
images.
"The producers can easily superimpose the signature and seal of the censor board and put it in the posters," said an official of the censor board.
But if the government is sincere, it can easily stop this illegal and immoral practice believes a member of the Censor Board.
"Posters are pasted between 12am to 4am on Thursdays before the film's release on Friday. So that is the time to nab the people involved in making obscene posters," said the official who also did not wish to be named.
By keeping a close eye on the activities of laboratories and studios like the Film Development Corporation (FDC), Department of Film Publication (DFP) and Bari Studio where films are made, obscenity can be checked, felt a producer.
Meanwhile, there was no sign of any special drive in the city against the obscene posters.