Adviser to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Mahfuj Alam has expressed his intention to turn the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) into a fully-fledged composite film city. Highlighting its central location and existing infrastructure, he said BFDC holds immense potential to house all aspects of filmmaking—ranging from shooting and editing to dubbing and post-production—under one roof.

Adviser Mahfuj Alam has been given the portfolio of the information ministry to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Nahid Islam.

A series of unsettling incidents over recent years has cast a long shadow over the fair’s foundational principles.

Mahfuj Alam calls for an end to destruction, urges nation-building

When Bangladesh awaits India’s reply to a request for former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s extradition, Adviser Mahfuj Alam has said the government thinks India would not return her.

Says CA Deputy Press Secy Apurba Jahangir

India has strongly protested against the Facebook post of Adviser Mahfuj Alam, also an aide to Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus