The groundwork for independent cinema was laid by masters like Tareque Masud, whose film Matir Moina (The Clay Bird, 2002) won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Masud proved that Bangladeshi stories could resonate on a global stage without relying on Bollywood-inspired song-and-dance routines.
A Bangladeshi political thriller has won a major audience-market award at one of Europe's leading film festivals, marking a rare b... Muslim Network TV How did Bangladeshi cinema fare in 2025? - The Daily Star The groundwork for independent cinema was laid by