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Hand over allotted land to BFA

Speakers urge govt

Staff Correspondent
Bangladesh Film Archive Alumni Association (BFAAA) at a press conference yesterday urged the caretaker government to hand over the government allotted land to Bangladesh Film Archive (BFA) ^without any delay.
▼ Speakers also underlined the necessity for establishing a national film institute in the country to help filmmakers make films technically excellent and flawless.
The BFAAA. an organisation of the students from different training courses conducted by BFA. organised the press conference at the Dhaka Reporters' Unity in the city with filmmaker Morshedul Islam in the chair.
They said it has become a dire necessity to have its own land and an establishment for BFA. a directorate under information ministry,
as it has been collecting and preserving rare classical films and machinery for filmmaking since inception of BFA in 1978 by hiring houses.
Speakers wondered that the institution, which has been playing an important role in preserving such priceless memorabilia and exploring a healthy trend of filmmaking culture, is still deprived of its own land and building.
“A civil society should not have a negative outlook in carrying out such an important work," said noted filmmaker Tanvir Mokammel.
"And a film institute is also necessary for ensuring making of healthy films. Without ensuring technical excellence, it will not be possible to make good films," said prominent filmmaker Morshedul Islam.
BFAAA Member Secretary
Anisur Rahman Litu in a written statement said though the chief adviser’s office ordered the housing and public works ministry to hand over the land to BFA on June 3,2007 in a week, no effort has been taken in this regard yet.
The government allotted BFA 1.86 acres of land at Agargaon in the city in 1993. Following the allotment, the BFA paid Tk 2 crore to the ministry in 1997 as the price of tile land. It BFA also paid Tk 1.86 crore to the ministry for constructing an infrastructure in the land, he added.
But the ministry has not registered the land in the name of BFA and hand it over to the institution yet.
Apart from collection and preservation of films, the BFA has also been arranging regular researches, training courses and bringing out publications related to films.