However our "Smart" communication minister already blamed BNP and caretaker government for it. So he bears no responsibility in this!!
Only in Bangladesh we can be so self absorbed that, our brightest sons and daughters ( Mishuk Monir came back from the west to "Serve" his country!!) are allowed to die like this.
Within a week we are going to go back to Eid shopping and feasting over Iftar parties.
I feel horrible for Mishuk Monir. His family lost his father (Late Munir Chowdhury during 71) and now Mishuk had to leave us this way.
Only Ilias Kanchon (Bangla film hero) has been working on this serious issue over years but mass media did not lend him enough support to make a difference. Hope this time media will do their job by talking about it until authority make some REAL changes . The only real way to pay respect to these people if we can make our highways much safer for our children.
May their souls rest in peace.
From: Robin Khundkar <rkhundkar@earthlink.net>
Sent: Sun, Aug 14, 2011 4:16 pm
Subject: [ALOCHONA] Sad News: Director of the film Matir Moina Tareq Masud dies in Car crash
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Sunday, August 14, 2011
Re: [ALOCHONA] Sad News: Director of the film Matir Moina Tareq Masud dies in Car crash
A great loss for Bangladesh. Whole country is talking about it. This time media gave good coverage about the incident and people involved in it. I am afraid after few days we are going to go back to "Normal". No media will focus on this chronic issue of road accidents in Bangladesh and government will go back to sleep until another national figure dies.
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Very sad to hear this. Met him and his wife some years ago and both Shuklaji and I tried to organize a showing of the film Matir Moina to the community in LA. Unfortunately, due to legal reasons (exhibition rights) we were unable to do so.
A huge loss! .
Robin
Top Bangladesh film-maker dies in road crash
DHAKA — Award-winning Bangladeshi film-maker Tareq Masud died Saturday along with four other people in a road crash west of the country's capital, Dhaka, police said.
Masud and four others, including the chief executive of Bangladesh's private ATN television news channel, Mishuk Munier, died on the spot when the minibus carrying them collided head-on with a bus at Ghior, police said.
Masud's US-born wife and producer, Catherine Masud, and a noted Bangladeshi painter, Dhali al Mamun, and his wife were seriously injured in the accident, local police chief Mohammad Raisuddin told AFP by telephone.
"They had come to Ghior to select a shooting spot for Masud's next film. They had made their choice and were returning home when the accident occurred," he said.
Ghior, a scenic district close to the Ganges River, lies around 70 kilometres (40 miles) west of Dhaka.
Masud shot to fame after his 2002 film "Matir Moina" (The Clay Bird) won several prizes, including an International Federation of Film Critics award at the Cannes Film Festival.
Police said Masud was believed to be around 50 years of age.
Road accidents are common in Bangladesh and kill thousands of people each year. Shoddy highways, poorly maintained vehicles and drivers' disregard for road safety are blamed for most fatalities.
A recent study by the Dhaka-based Accident Research Center said that more than 12,000 people die in road accidents in Bangladesh every year, making the country's highways among the deadliest in the world.
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