Eminent filmmaker and film society activist oF bangladesh Badal Rahman passed away . A major cardiac arrest caused the death. The veteran filmmaker died early Friday morning (at around 4:30 am) at BIRDEM. He was 61.
Rahman was the director of the first full-length feature film for children in Bangladesh, “Emiler Goenda Bahini (1980).” Till his demise, he was the president of the Federation of Film Societies of Bangladesh (FFSB)
he Born on June 4, 1949, Rahman completed his diploma in Film Editing from National Film and Television Institute of India, widely known as Pune Film Institute. He was amongst the first Bangladeshis to earn a film-related degree. After returning to Bangladesh, he, along with Syed Salahuddin Zaki, made his first film “Prottashar Shurjo” in 1974.

Rahman was actively involved with the film society movement in Bangladesh from its beginning. He also served as the president of FFSB from 1986 to ‘90. He was the convenor of the present movement to establish the national film policy. “Self Portrait” and “Shilpir Shilpo” are amongst his other notable films.
When anyone making a film for children, one cannot but get inspired by the work of Badal Rahman, as he was a pioneer. He was a leading activist in the film society movement in Bangladesh. He was congenial in nature.
We are deeply shocked by the news. Badal Rahman was a frontrunner in the movement for better films in Bangladesh. Films on and for children are few and far between in Bangladesh. Rahman’s ‘Emiler Goenda Bahini’ was a groundbreaking work. Bangladesh film industry will definitely miss him.”