Entertainment Report :
Last Thursday, the Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud said
that the Bangladesh Film Censor Board can
question if a film is made based on true events but does not show the
complete truth.
The Minister said this at the Secretariat replying to journalists when asked about the necessity of a Censor Board in the country in light of the banning of director Mostafa Sarwar Farooki’s movie ‘Shonibar Bikel,’ loosely based on the Gulshan Holey Artisan Bakery attack.
The Minister also said, “India has the largest film industry and it has censor boards for each of its states. A censor board is a must and those who question its necessity… their understanding of it itself is questionable.”
Bangladesh has had a censor board since the birth of the film industry in Bangladesh and it will remain so. “We keep it under surveillance, so it does not take any unnecessary steps. Questions that have been raised regarding the censor board are being inspected,” Hasan added.
