Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said the death of eminent cultural personality of the country Syed Salahuddin Zaki is an irreparable loss for the cultural arena. The cultural personality died at the time when the country’s film industry is moving ahead, he commented.
The minister was talking to reporters after placing floral wreath on the coffin of Salahuddin Zaki in front of Central Shaheed Minar in the city on Thursday.
Dr Hasan Mahmud said Syed Salahuddin Zaki was a talented filmmaker, producer, director and scriptwriter and his first film ‘Ghuddi’ was a popular movie. The film’s song ‘Abar Elo Je Shondha’ gained widespread popularity along with the film itself. “Such an eminent cultural figure like Syed Salahuddin Zaki was not created in a day,” he added.
He further said that Zaki was Ekushey Padak winner and also served as the director general of Bangladesh Television (BTV). He also received National Film Award, he said, adding late Zaki was a good human being.
The minister prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family.
Later, responding to a query of reporters over BNP’s road march programme, Dr Hasan Mahmud said that BNP has declared the programme to prevent leaving their leaders from the party.
The BNP would not be able to prevent the desertion of their leaders and formation of new political platform, he said asking BNP leaders how they would explain the leaving spree of their leaders from the party.
Later, the information minister joined a function of distributing ‘Shuddhachar Puroshkar’ among the employees of the ministry and departments under the ministry.
Secretary of Information and Broadcasting Minsitry Md Humayun Kabir Khandaker and senior officials were present on the occasion held in the conference room of the ministry.
Vice Chairman of Bangladesh Film Censor Board Md Saifullah, assistant secretary Md Rashidul Karim, administrative officer Kohinur Akter Prity and office assistant Sheikh Md Saifullah received the award.
