Three film societies boycott federation's 50th anniversary
Dhaka, March 21 -- Three leading film societies chose
to abstain from the Federation of
Film Societies of Bangladesh (FFSB)'s golden jubilee celebration event,
which was held on Sunday at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.
Zahir Raihan Film Society and Jahangirnagar Cine Society, two film societies affiliated with Jahangirnagar University, as well as Jagannath University Cinema Society, a member of the FFSB, boycotted the ceremony once it emerged that a leading
corporate group was one of the
sponsors of the event.
In a joint statement signed by
its President Nafis Mahmud and General Secretary Bhabna
Mukherjee, the Jahangirnagar
Cine Society announced its decision to abstain from the ceremony,
stating that the celebration event ...
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