Bangladesh Film Archive
{{Short description|Institution in Bangladesh}}
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Bangladesh Film Archive is an independent institution that is the national film archive of Bangladesh and preserves films, commercials and other visual medias produced in Bangladesh. It is located in Agargaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh.{{Cite Banglapedia|article=Film Archive}}{{cite web|title=Bangladesh Film Archive moves to new building|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-43876|work=The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|access-date=29 October 2016|date=3 July 2008}}
History
The archive was established in 1978 by the then government of Bangladesh. In 1984, it was made as a independent institution. In 2016, the archive donated Pramathesh Barua's `Devdas' original print to India.{{cite news|title=Bangla to gift India print of Barua's Bengali 'Devdas'|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Bangla-to-gift-India-print-of-Baruas-Bengali-Devdas/articleshow/54666646.cms|work=The Times of India|date=4 October 2016 |access-date=29 October 2016}}
References
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{{Ministry of Information (Bangladesh)}}
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Category:Government agencies of Bangladesh
Category:1978 establishments in Bangladesh
Category:Film archives in Asia
Category:Organisations based in Dhaka
Category:Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Bangladesh)
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