Eminent filmmaker Badal Rahman passes away
Saturday, 12 June 2010
Eminent filmmaker Badal Rahman died of a heart attack at BIRDEM Hospital in the city early Friday morning. He was 62, reports BSS.
Family sources said, Badal Rahman, a member of the information cell of the Mujibnagar government, breathed his last at 5.00 am at the hospital after he suffered a massive heart attack at his Siddeswari residence at about 4.00 am.
He left behind his only son, two daughters and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn his death.
His first Namaz-e-Janaza was held at Ramna Thana Mosque after Jum'a prayers. Later his body was taken to FDC where his colleagues paid last tributes to the noted film director. His body has been kept at BIRDEM mortuary.
The body of Badal Rahman will be taken to the Central Shaheed Minar at 10.00 am today to facilitate the people to pay last respect to him. Later, he will be buried at Mirpur Intellectuals' Graveyard with full state honour.
Badal Rahman won the National Film Award for his children's film `Emiler Goenda Bahini' in 1980. His other notable children's films included `Chhana O Muktijuddha' and `Kathal Burir Bagan'. He directed the first documentary of independent Bangladesh `Pratyashar Surjo' in 1974 with the financial assistance of the then government.
Family sources said, Badal Rahman, a member of the information cell of the Mujibnagar government, breathed his last at 5.00 am at the hospital after he suffered a massive heart attack at his Siddeswari residence at about 4.00 am.
He left behind his only son, two daughters and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn his death.
His first Namaz-e-Janaza was held at Ramna Thana Mosque after Jum'a prayers. Later his body was taken to FDC where his colleagues paid last tributes to the noted film director. His body has been kept at BIRDEM mortuary.
The body of Badal Rahman will be taken to the Central Shaheed Minar at 10.00 am today to facilitate the people to pay last respect to him. Later, he will be buried at Mirpur Intellectuals' Graveyard with full state honour.
Badal Rahman won the National Film Award for his children's film `Emiler Goenda Bahini' in 1980. His other notable children's films included `Chhana O Muktijuddha' and `Kathal Burir Bagan'. He directed the first documentary of independent Bangladesh `Pratyashar Surjo' in 1974 with the financial assistance of the then government.