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People from different walks of life in Manikganj remembered renowned filmmaker Tareque Masud and journalist Mishuk Munier with respect and love on their 11 death anniversary yesterday (August 13, 2022).

Wreaths were placed this morning at the memorial built in their memory at Joka area of Ghior upazila of Manikganj on the Dhaka-Aricha highway. A human chain and a tree plantation programme were also held marking the day.

Tareque Masud-Mishuk Munier Smriti Parishad, Manikganj Press Club, Dhaka-Manikganj-Paturia Rail Line Bastabayan Andolan Committee and other organisations jointly organised the programmes.

Speakers at the human chain demanded the construction of a sculptures of Tareque Masud and Mishuk Munierat the accident site and a rail line on the Dhaka-Manikganj-Paturia route. After the human chain, a discussion was held in their memory.

On August 13, 2011, nine people, including Tareque, his wife Catherine Masud, Mishuk Munier, were returning to Dhaka after visiting the shooting spot of the movie “Kagazer Phool” at Shaljana village in Shibaloy upazila of Manikganj. On the way, when the microbus carrying them reached Joka area, it collided with a bus of Chuadanga Deluxe Paribahan coming from the opposite direction.

Tareque, Mishuk, production assistant Wasim, Jamal and microbus driver Mustafizur Rahman killed while Catherine, Chittagong University teacher ShilpiDhali Al Mamun and his wife Delwara Begum Jolly were injured in the accident.

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Tareque Masud’s death anniversary today https://dhakamirror.com/entertainment/art-culture/tareque-masuds-death-anniversary-today/ Thu, 13 Aug 2015 16:15:26 +0000 http://www.dhakamirror.com/?p=84638 Several cultural organizations will observe today the fourth death anniversary of Tareque Masud, one of the pioneers of the new wave of filmmaking in Bangladesh in the 1990s, who died this day in 2011 in a road accident along with his four colleagues including the renowned cinematographer Mishuk Munier. Masud’s feature-length film Runway and short Narosundor ... Read more

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Tareque Masud’s death anniversary todaySeveral cultural organizations will observe today the fourth death anniversary of Tareque Masud, one of the pioneers of the new wave of filmmaking in Bangladesh in the 1990s, who died this day in 2011 in a road accident along with his four colleagues including the renowned cinematographer Mishuk Munier.
Masud’s feature-length film Runway and short Narosundor will be screened at the festival. One of the most significant and influential filmmakers in the history of Bangladesh, Masud’s contribution to the film industry is manifold and far-reaching.
Born on December 6 in 1956 in Faridpur, Tareque Masud got involved with the film society movement in the late 1970s. He made his first film Adam Surat, a documentary on the legendary artist SM Sultan, in 1989.
In 1995, he along with his wife Catherine Masud made the highly acclaimed feature-length documentary on the war of independence titled Muktir Gaan, which attained the stature of a cult classic in the subsequent years.
It was, however, his full-length feature film Matir Moyna, again co-directed with his wife, which brought him international recognition. The film won one of the top awards at a special event called the Directors’ Fortnight at the International Critics’ Week that ran alongside the main festival in the city of Cannes in Southern France.
It also participated in the OSCARS as the first Bangladeshi film in the same year.
The film, a revisiting of Masud’s own past as a madrassa student addressing the Bangali-Muslim identity crisis, is itself a major event in the contemporary history of independent Bangla film.
He again approached the identity issue, from an entirely different angle this time, in his 2006 acclaimed film Ontorjatra (Inner Journey).
In his last feature, Runaway, Tareque revisited another of his favourite issues – the growing trend of fundamentalism and intolerance in the country.
Besides the features, the filmmaker has a number of critically acclaimed documentaries including Muktir Kotha (Words of Freedom) (1999), Narir Kotha (Women and War) (2000), Kansater Pothey (2008), and Naroshundor (The Barbershop) (2009) to his credit.
Tareque Masud was also the co-founder of an alternative filmmakers’ forum in Dhaka and ultimately became the central figure of alternative cine movement in Bangladesh.
This year, the commemorations will be led by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and Federation of Film Societies of Bangladesh (FFSB) who have taken initiatives to mark the day through discussions and a film screening session at the Music and Dance Centre of the academy.
Elsewhere, Tareque Masud Memorial Trust, dedicated to the memory of the filmmaker, will be observing the anniversary with a special commemorative event at Tareque’s home village in Faridpur.
The programme will be held in front of his house in Nurpur village. The daylong event will start at 10am with the placement of wreath at his grave. A discussion programme will begin at 3pm, with participation from local cultural personalities, educational leaders and administrative officials.
They will be joined by the trust’s chairwoman Catherine Masud, rights activist Khushi Kabir and artists Dhali Al Mamoon and Dilara Jolly. At 7pm the same day, a film screening will be held, featuring Sritikotha Runway (Remembering Runway) and Adam Surot (The Inner Strength).
In addition to the main programme, a brief ceremony will be held at the Joy Bangla Crossing in Nagarkanda to inaugurate a memorial statue dedicated in Tareque Masud’s memory.
Tareque Masud’s mother Nurun Nahar will inaugurate the monument, while local Member of Parliament Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury and Catherine Masud will attend the ceremony as special guests.

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UK-based Channel 4 airs Tareque’s Runway https://dhakamirror.com/entertainment/art-culture/uk-based-channel-4-airs-tareques-runway/ Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:50:51 +0000 http://www.dhakamirror.com/?p=44867 The UK based popular broadcast media Channel 4 broadcasted internationally acclaimed Bangladeshi filmmaker Tareque Masud’s last film Runway on Thursday at 6:30am Bangladeshi local time. Before the broadcast, the TV channel also aired an interview of Teraque’s widow Catherine Masud. Earlier on Saturday, Channel 4 had re-telecast a recorded interview of late Tareque Masud and ... Read more

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The UK based popular broadcast media Channel 4 broadcasted internationally acclaimed Bangladeshi filmmaker Tareque Masud’s last film Runway on Thursday at 6:30am Bangladeshi local time.
Before the broadcast, the TV channel also aired an interview of Teraque’s widow Catherine Masud.
Earlier on Saturday, Channel 4 had re-telecast a recorded interview of late Tareque Masud and Catherine Masud followed by airing of Masuds internationally acclaimed movie Matir Moina.
‘The UK based TV channel had aired Matir Moyna and Antarjatra after the release of the respective movies. They also showed interest to air Runway after its release. But, at the death of Tareque Masud, Channel 4 planned to give an especial tribute to Tareque broadcasting two movies in a week,’ Catherine Masud, who is also producer of Runway, told New Age.
Released in December 2010, Runway explores how unemployment and a hopeless future can lead youths to religious extremism through portrayal of a madrassah dropped out young man named Ruhul who lives near the runway of Dhaka’s international airport.
Tareque Msud during his last days of life screened the movie in different district towns. But, so far the movie had not its release in cinemas in Dhaka after the untimely death of Tareque Msud in August last year in a road accident.
The Dhaka audience will be able to watch the movie in a TV channel soon as four private channels in the country are showing interest to air the movie during the upcoming Eid Ul Azha celebrations, Catherine said.
DVD of the movie is also available in the market.

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Fellow film activists recall Tareque Masud and Mishuk Munier https://dhakamirror.com/entertainment/art-culture/fellow-film-activists-recall-tareque-masud-and-mishuk-munier/ Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:28:34 +0000 http://www.dhakamirror.com/?p=35187 Federation of Film Societies of Bangladesh in association with Bangladesh Short Film Forum and Bangladesh Documentary Council arranged a daylong memorial programme on August 20 for the recently deceased filmmaker Tareque Masud and cinematographer-journalist Mishuk Munier. The programme was held at the Shawkat Osman Auditorium, Central Public Library in Dhaka. Screening of Masud’s films and ... Read more

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Federation of Film Societies of Bangladesh in association with Bangladesh Short Film Forum and Bangladesh Documentary Council arranged a daylong memorial programme on August 20 for the recently deceased filmmaker Tareque Masud and cinematographer-journalist Mishuk Munier. The programme was held at the Shawkat Osman Auditorium, Central Public Library in Dhaka. Screening of Masud’s films and a meeting were highlights of the programme.
Emceed by independent filmmaker and teacher Manzar-e Hasin Murad, the memorial meeting featured reminiscence on Masud and Munier by noted personalities.
Speaking on Masud’s dedication to and love for the country, filmmaker Tanvir Mokammel said, “Many go abroad but how many of them collect apparently neglected footage from a cellar and turn them into an unforgettable film (‘Muktir Gaan’)?”
“Masud not only made ‘Muktir Gaan’, but also travelled across the land and showed it to his countrymen,” added Mokammel.
Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and art connoisseur Mijarul Quayes talked about Masud’s recognition overseas. He also recalled his early days with Masud, during the making of “Adam Surat” and “Muktir Gaan”. Quayes termed Mishuk Munier’s contribution to the country as “invaluable.”
Along with many others, filmmaker Morshedul Islam and Tareque Masud were the students of the first film appreciation course organised by Bangladesh Film Archive. Led by the late filmmaker Alamgir Kabir, the course also produced filmmakers such as Tanvir Mokammel. Islam and Masud also played key roles in forming Bangladesh Short Film Forum.
Recalling those days with Masud, Islam said, “Masud and I often argued about things such as filmmaking and film-activism. He used to tell me that I am concentrating on organisational activities more than filmmaking. I used to tell him that both are important.” “What Masud did to form the Short Film Forum was unparalleled,” he added.
Filmmaker and theatre personality Nasiruddin Yousuff also reminisced on Masud and Munier. Calling both of them “like my younger brothers”, Yousuff said, “It is very difficult to say something at a programme which is being held to honour people who have left prematurely.” Yousuff also talked about Masud and Munier’s love for theatre.
Three of Masud’s films — “Noroshundor”, “Muktir Kotha” and “Runway” — were screened throughout the day. The proceeds from the screenings will be given to the families of the three others, who died with Masud and Munier.

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Deaths that made no headlines https://dhakamirror.com/news/other-headlines/deaths-that-made-no-headlines/ Sun, 21 Aug 2011 10:58:11 +0000 http://www.dhakamirror.com/?p=35077 As the nation mourns the killing of acclaimed filmmaker Tareque Masud and media personality Mishuk Munier in August 13 road crash, it appears that three others who also lost their lives with them are going into oblivion. People know little about the dreams of Jamal, Mustafiz and Wasim crushed in the accident. THE MASTER BUILDER ... Read more

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As the nation mourns the killing of acclaimed filmmaker Tareque Masud and
media personality Mishuk Munier in August 13 road crash, it appears that three others who also lost their lives with them are going into oblivion.
People know little about the dreams of Jamal, Mustafiz and Wasim crushed in the accident.
THE MASTER BUILDER
Jamal Mia was a grarami, one of the professional artisans who make ghar or traditional house.
Tareque Masud rightly recognised the artist in the 32-year-old man who had mastered the art of making mud houses. He engaged Jamal to build mud houses for the set of his next venture Kagojer Phool (The Paper Flower).
On the black day of August 13, Jamal was in the same microbus carrying the film unit of Tareque. A bus of Chuadanga Deluxe Paribahan hit their vehicle on Dhaka-Aricha highway at Ghior in Manikganj, killing the five on the spot.
Tareque’s wife Catherine Masud, painter Dhali Al Mamun, his wife Dilara Zaman Jolly and film production staff Saidul Islam were injured in the accident.
Jamal Mia lived in Chalabazar of Kapasia, Gazipur with his wife Ruma Akhter and three-year-old son Ruman in a mud house that he built on less than 700 square-feet of land four years ago.
The piece of land and the house are the only properties the down-to-earth craftsman left for his family. A rickety bed, a wooden cupboard and an old television made their belongings.
“I don’t know what to do now…how I will run the family,” the wife said sitting on her yard. Ruman was playing on the lap of his mother. The child looked pale and weak.
“He [Jamal] used to tell me how he looked forward to Ruman’s education,” she said. “I don’t know whether his dream will ever be fulfilled.”
“He never had the chance of saving money because whatever he earned, was spent on food,” she said.
On the day of the accident, Jamal was sitting on the last row of the microbus behind Dhali Al Mamun, the painter who was flown to Thailand for better treatment. The bus ran over him.
“He was a simple, honest man trying to make a living,” said Jamal’s uncle Kafil Uddin Ahmed. “His simplicity makes it more difficult for his family to get by.”
DREAM OF A BIG HOUSE
Mustafizur Rahman Mridha, 24, the driver of the microbus, always wanted to ensure higher education for his two younger brothers who passed Higher Secondary Certificate examinations successfully.
“He [Mustafizur] was elated as I informed him over the phone of our success in HSC exams last month,” Muktadir, brother of Mustafizur, said on Friday.
“Our brother always inspired us to study well and dreamt that we will own a big house and live together when we will get jobs completing studies,” Muktadir recalled.
His father Abul Kalam Mridha said Mustafizur bore the educational expenses of his brothers.
“I have no land. My family was dependent on me and Mustafizur,” said Abul Kalam, a chauffeur by profession.
“I taught him driving and he was very sincere to his duties.”
Mustafizur was buried in his family graveyard at Eshsorkathi village of Nilsmriti Upazila in Jhalakathi.
His father said the eldest of six children, Mustafizur, studied up to class-IX. He started driving the car of Tareque Masud around six years ago and most of the time he used to stay at the residence of the eminent filmmaker, said Abul Kalam.
STORY OF A FILM
Syed Motaleb Hossain was known as Wasim in the film industry. He was supposed to work as a camera assistant in Tareque’s next film Kagojer Phool.
He was buried at his village home the next day of the car crash.
Obaidul Islam Karu, an art director of Kagojer Phool, said: “Wasim was very hardworking person at the shooting spot.”
Wasim had been working in the film industry for around 25 years, said his daughter Momotaj Akhter Begum.
“My father wrote a script for a movie and dreamt to shoot it by himself one day,” said Momtaz, who lives with his husband in city’s Badda.
Living in a mess at the capital’s Begunbari area, Wasim, 45, used to send money every month for his wife and son living a village in Tangail.
“My father was the only breadwinner of our family. Except for five-katha land in Tangail, we have nothing.” said Momtaj.
Momtaj said Wasim used to visit her house in Badda and tell her that he will direct a movie one day and then bring his family to Dhaka. “But his dream has been shattered.”

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6th South Asian Film Festival to pay tribute to Tareque Masud https://dhakamirror.com/entertainment/art-culture/6th-south-asian-film-festival-to-pay-tribute-to-tareque-masud/ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:35:19 +0000 http://www.dhakamirror.com/?p=35035 The 6th edition of the South Asian Film Festival (SAFF) to be held in Panaji, Goa, from September 15 to 18, will pay tribute to Bangladeshi director Tareque Masud, who died in road accident, and late Bollywood veteran Shammi Kapoor. Four films from Bangladesh will be screened at the Festival — “Meherjaan” by Rubaiyat Hossain, ... Read more

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The 6th edition of the South Asian Film Festival (SAFF) to be held in Panaji, Goa, from September 15 to 18, will pay tribute to Bangladeshi director Tareque Masud, who died in road accident, and late Bollywood veteran Shammi Kapoor.
Four films from Bangladesh will be screened at the Festival — “Meherjaan” by Rubaiyat Hossain, “Abujh Bou” by Nargis Akhter, “Doob Shatar” by Nurul Alam Atiq and “Goheen-e Shobdo” by Khalid Mahmood Mithu.
Bangladeshi directors Morshedul Islam and Rubaiyat Hossain and leading producer Faridur Reza Sagar are expected to join the Festival, Rahul Barua, secretary general of South Asia Foundation, which organises the event, told The Daily Star.
Two films made on Rabindranath Tagore’s works will be screened at the Festival — “Kashmakash” by Bollywood showman Subhash Ghai, a Hindi adaptation of “Noukadubi”, and “Abujh Bou”.
The four-day festival, to be inaugurated by Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat, will screen more than 50 films from all eight SAARC countries.
Films, in five categories, will be screened at the festival including classics, short films, documentaries, mainstream cinema and a premiere.
The Festival will feature films from all eras, including classics of South Asian Cinema’s Golden Era to latest mainstream movies and also of young, upcoming directors and established award-winning directors.
It will also feature some films with “heart wrenching” stories from the participating countries, said Barua.
Bhutan is the Focus Country of this year’s festival and a large delegation from the Bhutanese Film Industry and members of the Motion Pictures Association of Bhutan (MPAB) will represent the country.
Barua said every effort will be made to initiate and deepen discussions with filmmakers and viewers to enhance mutual co-operation among all the South Asian countries through the medium of cinema for creating larger opportunities.
In addition to screening of films, a series of side-events have been planned with an aim to promote cinema and traditional Goan arts and crafts.
Veteran film personalities will conduct workshops on scriptwriting, direction and various aspects of filmmaking and challenges facing South Asian cinema.
A Seminar will also be held on South Asian Cinema and global impact on the industry.

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“Kagojer Phool was to be the prequel to Matir Moina” https://dhakamirror.com/entertainment/art-culture/%e2%80%9ckagojer-phool-was-to-be-the-prequel-to-matir-moina%e2%80%9d/ Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:21:34 +0000 http://www.dhakamirror.com/?p=34983 — Jayanta Chattopadhyay Actor-reciter Jayanta Chattopadhyay has known Tareque Masud closely, and worked with him, for nearly three decades. Starting with voice-over for “Adam Surat” (a documentary on artist SM Sultan — one of Masud’s earliest works), Chattopadhyay acted in “Matir Moina”, “Ontorjatra” and “Runway”. The actor was cast in “Kagojer Phool” which was to ... Read more

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— Jayanta Chattopadhyay
Actor-reciter Jayanta Chattopadhyay has known Tareque Masud closely, and worked with him, for nearly three decades. Starting with voice-over for “Adam Surat” (a documentary on artist SM Sultan — one of Masud’s earliest works), Chattopadhyay acted in “Matir Moina”, “Ontorjatra” and “Runway”. The actor was cast in “Kagojer Phool” which was to be Masud’s next film. Chattopadhyay is clearly one of the few who can provide an in-depth insight into the recently deceased filmmaker’s working method.
“If I had to sum him (Tareque) up in one word, I’d call him a perfectionist. I’d known him since the ’80s. We were both active in the film society movement and were members of the Short Film Forum. Then I worked with him on ‘Adam Surat’. Over the years we grew closer; we were like family,” says Chattopadhyay.
Chattopadhyay recalls Masud “would always consult with us prior to and during the shooting of a film and would consider everyone’s opinion. His method was unlike other filmmakers’ I’d worked with.
“Tareque stressed on pre-production work. He was painstakingly particular; everything was listed in a notebook, including tea and meal breaks. That meticulous planning and pre-production work translated into immaculate films.
“I remember, when he gave me the script of ‘Matir Moina’, he locked the door and asked me to go over it more than once; he wanted my opinion. A director usually provides pointers when explaining scenes to an actor, like how he/she should play the role. Tareque didn’t do that. When I asked him how he wanted me to play Kazi in ‘Matir Moina’, he said: ‘Just be Kazi. Don’t try to act. Behave the way he would.’
“I was not allowed to cut my hair or shave prior to the shooting of the film. Once my hair and beard were long enough, Tareque oversaw the haircut and trimming. I had my photos taken in full costume to make sure I looked every bit as Kazi.
“Tareque felt a line delivered by me in ‘Runway’ lacked conviction. He was with Catherine in U.S. at that time. So, Nahid (Tareque’s brother) took 25/30 takes of me delivering that line, and they were sent to U.S.
“Tareque’s meticulousness might have frustrated some but I loved his method. One-take was the norm on the set, thanks to his elaborate pre-production work. From what I recall, one shot in ‘Matir Moina’ needed multiple takes because the ground was wet from rain and Rokeya Prachy kept slipping.”
“There’d always be healthy, constructive arguments on the set. Catherine saw things from an editor’s point of view and would occasionally argue with Tareque regarding certain scenes. Shooting would resume once they’d reached a decision after much deliberation.
“He preferred working with non-actors. He felt that actors often develop certain mannerisms that become their trademark. When playing a role, an actor often unintentionally incorporates his/her individual traits. He wanted his actors to completely shed their identities and become the characters of his film,” Chattopadhyay says.
About “Kagojer Phool”, Chattopadhyay says, “Tareque and Catherine had been planning to make the film before they started shooting ‘Runway’. Except for filming, everything was ready. ‘Kagojer Phool’ was to be the prequel to ‘Matir Moina’. It’d follow a younger Kazi (based on Masud’s father) and zoom in on his years in Calcutta (now Kolkata) — from 1945 to ’47. The film would show how Kazi’s character was shaped by the riots in Calcutta and partition of Bengal.”
Screening of Masud’s last film “Runway” took an unusual route. Instead of releasing it in Dhaka and then all over the country, the Masuds decided to go the other way around.
“Tareque felt that though ‘Matir Moina’ had earned him international acclaim, the general audience in Bangladesh didn’t watch the film. He wanted to take his films to the masses. Another reason was to provide a boost to the ailing movie theatres across the country. ‘Runway’ had houseful shows everywhere. Tareque would call me from different districts; he was really excited. He shot a documentary on the movie theatres in bad shape as well, hoping that it would generate much-needed awareness,” Chattopadhyay says.

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Memorial programmes for Tareque Masud, Mishuk Munier and Mridulkanti Chakrobarty https://dhakamirror.com/entertainment/art-culture/memorial-programmes-for-tareque-masud-mishuk-munier-and-mridulkanti-chakrobarty/ Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:16:31 +0000 http://www.dhakamirror.com/?p=34975 Cultural organisations in Dhaka are holding programmes to pay tribute to the recently deceased filmmaker Tareque Masud, cinematographer and CEO of ATN News Mishuk Munier and folk researcher Dr. Mridulkanti Chakrobarty. Production house Gadhar Paal will hold a memorial programme and film screening for Masud and Munier. The programme will be held this evening at ... Read more

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Cultural organisations in Dhaka are holding programmes to pay tribute to the recently deceased filmmaker Tareque Masud, cinematographer and CEO of ATN News Mishuk Munier and folk researcher Dr. Mridulkanti Chakrobarty.
Production house Gadhar Paal will hold a memorial programme and film screening for Masud and Munier. The programme will be held this evening at 7pm at the Gadhar Paal Mukto Mancho on Bailey Road.
Bangladesh Short Film Forum, in association with Federation of Film Societies of Bangladesh and Bangladesh Documentary Council, will hold a daylong film screening on August 20 to pay homage to Masud and Munier. The event will be held at Shawkat Osman Auditorium, Central Public Library in Shahbagh.
The daylong programme will feature screening of Masud’s films at 11am, 1pm and 7:30pm. A discussion will be held at 3pm. Proceeds from ticket sales will go to the family members of those who died with Masud and Munier.
Paying homage to its former teacher Mridulkanti Chakrobarty as well as to the film personalities, the Department of Theatre, Dhaka University has arranged special shows of the play “Kamola Ranir Shagordighi”. Directed by Saydur Rahman Lipon, the play will be staged at 7pm everyday, for three consecutive days, starting from today at the Natmandal auditorium on campus.
The two-day-long Selim Al Deen birth anniversary celebration that ends today has also been dedicated to Tareque Masud and Mishuk Munier.

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Probe body finds faults in road https://dhakamirror.com/news/other-headlines/probe-body-finds-faults-in-road/ Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:19:21 +0000 http://www.dhakamirror.com/?p=34935 The investigation committee for Saturday’s road crash, which killed filmmaker Tareque Masud and media personality Mishuk Munier, found that the poorly maintained Dhaka-Aricha highway was too narrow at the spot and had incorrect road markings. The total road width at the spot should have been 10.3 metres, standard for a straight road, but it was ... Read more

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The investigation committee for Saturday’s road crash, which killed filmmaker Tareque Masud and media personality Mishuk Munier, found that the poorly maintained Dhaka-Aricha highway was too narrow at the spot and had incorrect road markings.
The total road width at the spot should have been 10.3 metres, standard for a straight road, but it was only 8.7 metres, the enquiry committee found.
A member of the committee said they found that each lane at that curve of the highway were about a metre less wide than they should have been for even a straight road.
The hard shoulders on each side were supposed to be a metre and a half wide for straight roads but they found them to be just a metre wide. They also found the soft shoulder covered by bush.
The widths of the lanes, hard shoulders and the soft shoulders of the road there should have been even more than the standard of a straight road since it is a curve, but the Roads and Highway Department failed to build the road maintaining standards for straight roads even, the committee member said. The road surface was of very good quality with ample amount of grip available for assisting in braking, the member said.
“The roadside bushes were supposed to be cleared off before the rainy season, especially at curves, otherwise it obstructs visibility,” he said, requesting anonymity.
“There is a warning sign there saying no overtaking but the road markings were contradictory. It was saying overtaking was actually allowed,” the member said.
The Daily Star asked a driver which signs he follows. He said, “Drivers usually follow the road markings since signs are often hard to see as they whiz by or more often than not they are obscured by billboards or vegetation.”
The communications ministry yesterday transferred the chief of the committee before time for the probe expired. However, the committee chief claimed that their work was done and they might submit the report today.
“The average speed of the bus was over 70km. But I would accuse both drivers for their carelessness,” said Arifur Rahman, committee chief and superintendent engineer of Dhaka circle. He was transferred yesterday to the Comilla circle.
When asked how they calculated the average speed, he said they calculated the departure time of the bus, its 15-minute stopover at Savar and the time of the accident.
The bus hit the microbus 1.5 feet inside the microbus’s right edge and if the microbus driver had a fraction of a second more, he could have prevented impact.
“We have found that there was space on the microbus’s left. It did not use the road space and was on the middle of the road,” said Arif.
The committee talked to three passengers of the bus and two survivors–Saidul and Joly Mamun–of the microbus.
“The passengers mentioned a third vehicle in front of the microbus. It might have obstructed the visibility of the microbus driver making him unable to see the bus,” said committee chief Arif.
However, The Daily Star interviewed Monis Rafiq, a survivor of the microbus who was on the front seat next to the driver. He said he was looking ahead of the vehicle during the accident. “I was there. I did not see any third vehicle. There was no third vehicle. All of a sudden the bus appeared and hit us,” said Monis Rafiq when he was asked again yesterday how the accident happened.
The three-member communications ministry probe committee was asked to submit its report within seven days from last Saturday. The other two members are RHD Dhaka circle caretaker engineer Qumrul Haque and executive engineer of Manikganj RHD Sabuj Uddin Khan.

-With The Daily Star input

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Tareque Masud laid to rest https://dhakamirror.com/news/other-headlines/tareque-masud-laid-to-rest/ Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:13:32 +0000 http://www.dhakamirror.com/?p=34911 A dream unfulfilled He had a dream. Or many dreams, to be precise. One of them was to make some epic films. According to his own words before his death, his journey to make a history in Bangla films would start with the making of Kagojer Phool (paper flower). But the dreamer, the creator of ... Read more

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A dream unfulfilled
He had a dream. Or many dreams, to be precise. One of them was to make some epic films. According to his own words before his death, his journey to make a history in Bangla films would start with the making of Kagojer Phool (paper flower).
But the dreamer, the creator of The Clay Bird (Matir Moina), was finally laid to rest in the clay home yesterday, four days after his life was cut short in a road accident.
Four others including ATN News CEO Mishuk Munier also died on Saturday in the accident that happened on their way to meet the Manikganj deputy commissioner for permission to shoot for his “epic” film Kagojer Phool.
The internationally acclaimed filmmaker was buried around 2:40pm in the family yard of his village home at Nurpur in Faridpur, reports our district correspondent.
Friends, colleagues, family members and hundreds of well wishers remained stoic as he was put to eternal sleep. Their faces etched with grief, all stood in silence.
A shell-shocked Catherine Masud, Tareque’s widow, bid farewell to her soul mate by giving a handful of soil in his grave.
Catherine’s mother Alfreda Shapere and her brother Alfred Shapere flew from the US to attend the burial.
“I want to finish the incomplete work of Tareque,” Catherine was quoted by Helaluddin Ahmed, the deputy commissioner of Faridpur, who also attended the burial.
Born in 1956, Tareque Masud directed a number of acclaimed films including Muktir Gaan (The Song of Freedom) in 1995 and Matir Moina in 2002 which won a FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes Film Festival of the year.
Some of his other masterpieces include Sonar Beri (The Chains of Gold), Adam Surat (Inner Strength), Ontorjatra (The Homeland), Noroshundor (The Barber) and Runway.
Earlier in the day, the ambulance carrying his body reached his village home around 12:00noon. His body was kept at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University mortuary.

-With The Daily Star input

 

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