City Desk :
Today is the 16th death anniversary of businessman, producer, director and cameraman Q.M. Zaman.
In 1958 Q. M. Zaman became the first Chief Cameraman of Film Development Corporation and was the Cameraman of the first commercial film of this country ‘Mukh-O-Mukhosh’. He received professional training as cameraman from Belgium, Germany and France.
He was one of the pioneers in the development of the film industry of the then East Pakistan. He was the cameraman of 70 films during his lifetime. Among these the most renowned films are ‘Asia’, ‘Akash aar Mati’, ‘E-desh Tomar Amar’, ‘Chanda’, ‘Mala’, ‘Talash’.
To mark this day a Milad Mahfil will be held at a mosque near ‘Shaheb Bari’ at Hajiganj after Asr prayers. All the relatives and admirers are requested to attend the Milad and pray for the salvation of the departed soul.