Discoveries from Bangladesh World Cinema

A short documentary, charting Bangladesh's quest for freedom from Pakistan.

Drama of Bangladesh

Kajal Arefin Ome directorial debut film.

The story of a drummer and his family during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.

The film revolves around a couple, Maria and Shimanto and their desire of having their dream house. But things soon start to get strange for them since the house is said to be cursed. The owners of the house, Mr. and Mrs. D'Souza adds more to the horror by being worshipers of black magic.

Khairun Sundari is a mid-2000s Bangladeshi folk film based on a true story starring Moushumi and Ferdous Ahmed in lead roles, directed by A K Sohel.It was remade in India as Praner Swami starring Ferdous Ahmed, Rachana Banerjee & A.T.M. Shamsuzzaman It became the highest-grossing Bangladeshi film in 2005.

A wealthy film producer is haunted by her ex-husband's written story, a metaphoric series of violent thriller she interprets as a symbolic revenge tale.

A documentary film about to resist the brutal action taken by Pakistan occupy army against general people of Bangladesh (previously East Pakistan) in between 26 March, 1971 and 16 Dec, 1971.

A young couple deeply in love faces opposition when the girl’s father rejects the boy for his careless attitude and lower academic standing, arranges her marriage in Dubai, and although she agrees under pressure, the boy’s unexpected reaction leads the situation into an unforeseen direction.

The story revolves around Pratima who pledges to destroy the relationship between Neera and Binu, as she loves Binu.

A woman fishing in turbid waters, a suffering nature, the broken chant of the muezzin, all linked by a thin black line.

A monotonous static life finds some rhythmic motion with the incidental finding of a camera. With the camera, documentation begins and new observation reveals that migrants leave their native land due to adverse circumstances resulting from climate change along with geopolitical issues.

Shirja Mia is grave digger. He begs from village to village to get death news. Now he has only two things in his life. One is a doll which he bought for his daughter and other is a number which he has got from his ancestors. His ancestors believed that if someone could dig hundred graves he would surely be placed in heaven. But no one could ever reach the target. When shirja was young he came to a Char and got married. They had a lovely daughter named Rahela. He had to go to town for work. Rahela asked for a doll from the town. One day Shirja bought a doll, but he couldn't come back to Char due to bad weather. Next day he heard that the tidal bore had washed out the Char. Later he came back to Char. But he didn't find his daughter and wife anywhere. The Char was full of dead bodies. At that time he started digging graves. When one grave left to reach the hundredth, he falls in big crisis with a girl like his daughter. Will Shirja be able to complete one hundred graves?

A Bangla Natok

After realizing his stolen phone belongs to a famous actress, a scheming daydreamer uses the opportunity to blackmail her.

An anonymous criminal gang plot a series attack in Dhaka City and three young police tries to stop them.

Sathi Amar is a 2005 Bengali film directed by Shankar Ray and produced by Pritam Jalan. The film features actors Prosenjit Chatterjee and Rachana Banerjee in the lead roles. Music of the film has been composed by Ashok Raj

The movie directed by Abdullah Al Mamun was adapted from a novel by noted writer Shahidullah Kaiser. The film based on the lives of people living in our costal areas, was admired by many while stirring up controversy for some bold statements it made.

A story of love, dreams, politics, revolution, and the aftermath of a civil war in Bangladesh.

Haider Khan (Mahfuz Ahmed) and Ali (Shakib Khan) are childhood friends. After finishing his higher study in United Kingdom Haider comes back to his village. Ali is still there taking care of Haider's huge property. After reuniting these two friends decide to get married together and set out to find suitable brides for themselves.

A Bangla drama starring Afran Nisho and Mehazabien Chowdhury in lead roles.

Gittu, an introverted milkman, regularly goes to an abandoned local temple to smoke cigarettes after performing his duty of delivering milk from door to door. While smoking cigarettes in solitude, he gets to know the secret of the temple.

A widow gang lady want her son to follow her husband path of becoming one of the most dangerous gang leader in the city, while trying to fulfilling his mother wise Sallu get involve in love and things get hilarious when he start failing on every mission.

The story revolves around a man named Azad. In the midst of his post-divorce depression, Azad contemplates suicide but is saved by Shyama during a trip to the Sundarbans. Their connection leads to a tumultuous marriage where Azad becomes a victim of a family curse, seemingly affecting his sanity and trust in Shyama. However, a startling revelation by their mutual acquaintance, Osman, unveils the true nature of Azad's psychological torment.

An old man commits suicide by jumping before a running train. In the next 72 hours, six stories unfold one after another. Curiously interlinked, each story is born out of a chance encounter between two strangers leading to a high voltage drama with a strange twist at the end.

A young journalist joins a newspaper office and becomes intrigued by a man everyone admires for his kindness and helpful nature, even though he doesn’t officially work there, leading her to investigate the truth behind his mysterious presence and hidden motives.

The teaser opens with the protagonist, Mayaa, entering a police station and stating, "Sir, my husband is missing..." This is followed by a series of suspenseful and intense scenes, setting the tone for a gripping thriller.

A man's discovery of his own sexuality against all odds and finding himself in the process.

Laxmi grows up to become a scamster like her father Mahesh, who abandoned her in her childhood. When the police suspect the local Godman to be Mahesh, they take Laxmi's help to uncover his identity.

A story about two women - Jaya and Sharmin - and their relationship and its progression over the course of time against the backdrop of Covid-19.

This Movie story are spoked Bengali Foreign Widow Women.

The film portrays the childhood and political inception of the father of the nation of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The story-line apprises his outgrowth as the greatest Bengali of all time.

Upcoming Eid UL Adha Natok of Bangladesh 2026

Some stories never truly end—they stay alive in the heart forever. “Golpota Theke Jay” is a touching tale of love, memories, and unspoken emotions that linger beyond time.

Set in the chaotic cacophony of Bangladesh's capital city Dhaka, this 12 minute film will take you on an enchanting journey into the world of a temperamental singing teacher and his talented pupil to-be.

A power station clerk maneuvers a blackout every night for a secret rendezvous; a businessman caught in a limbo beside an up-class escort; a travel agent deliberately delays his client’s visa; a girl clandestinely trains herself for a race; a plumber gets entry into a private chamber of an actress he is obsessed with– all are interwoven in a thread of love and lust.

Sanjoy Somadder's web-film "Omanush" starring Mosharraf Karim and Tanjin Tisha is a mystery thriller based on the life of a person searching for his own identity.

A young man who never believed in marriage finds himself unexpectedly in love after meeting a beautiful doctor, but when he gathers the courage to propose, she turns him down.

Met on Facebook, as two fake accounts, Nilanjona meets a guy named Habib Adnan and starts liking him. The actual guy she was talking to was coincidentally named Adnan Habib. She realized that after coming from the date with Habib Adnan.

A young woman, drunk for the first time during a night out with friends, is helped home by a kind stranger she opens up to about her dreams, only to later discover that her parents have unknowingly chosen the very same man for her marriage.

A Bangladeshi movie.

The story of Hason Raja, a flamboyant, ruthless zamindar from Sylhet who fell in love with Dilaram, who transformed him and later he became a poet, singing songs and wandering all across Bangladesh.

'Narir Kotha' (Women and War) is a tribute to the sacrifice and contribution of women during the Bangladesh Liberation War. The film explores issues of rape, genocide, and militant resistance through several stories of women from different backgrounds. Their wartime stories, whether as victims of rape and violence, as freedom fighters, as refugees, or as religious and ethnic minorities, are a testament to dignity and courage and a call for justice.—tarequemasud.org

Shujon, the son of a village gambler takes the responsibility of Pori and her mother when they are deeply in trouble. The story takes a different turn when Pori's mother chooses someone else for her daughter's marriage.

Adapted from the classic novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Parineeta (1986) is a Bangladeshi drama starring Ilias Kanchan and Anjana Sultana. The film earned multiple Bangladesh National Film Awards and Bachsas Awards.

An attempt to suicide by the loved one entails two women embarking on a journey of introspection and reminiscence to discover the distinct meanings of love and loss.

Based on 100-year-old story, Manavendra, a poor brahman becomes the guard of an old house owned by Parashar Babu. Despite the villagers' warnings, he continued to stay in the house. During his stay, he fell in love with a spiritual body Chinu and got trapped in a delusion. Will Manvendra be able to get out of the house, or will he be trapped in a deeper illusion?

It is a story of the dark underworld. Bullet (Shakib Khan) after committing three murders flee from Khulna to Dhaka. He continued his career as a criminal under the wing of another criminal named Shanto (Manna). Shanto became fond of Bullet and treated him as his own brother. Together they became the city terror.

Raja Mia (Monwar Hossain Dipjol) lead a life of crime. But his wife Shanti (Aruna Biswas) and daughter Tumpa persuaded him to leave his criminal activities. He started to live an honest life but his enemy Dulu Mirza (Misa Sawdagar) tricked him and made him a murderer in the eyes of the law. Now he wants his revenge.

Gita tries to reunite with her father while he awaits the return of his younger daughter, from America. Will everyone reunite?

Bangladeshi Bengali Educational Type Comedy Drama.

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A child in school uniform picks up broken remnants from a wall clock. Today happens to be the first day of school for Madhyamik and he is already late. The house is in a state of disarray, reflecting the chaos and lovelessness of outside – where everyone is a victim and everyone a perpetrator in equal measure. Amidst all this, the family sits down for one last meal together.

Tumor? Humor? Poor thing? Or the poison of society? Who are these two 'tumors' that have grown up on social media?

Two powerful politicians agree to unite their families through marriage to end a long-standing rivalry, unaware that the respected mediator behind the plan is secretly pursuing his own hidden agenda.