Bangladeshi Filmmaker Tareque Masud

Tareque Masud 

Biography & Image collection of Tareque Masud                                                 

                            

Born:               December 6, 1956                              

                       Bhanga, Faridpur, Bangladesh

Died:                August 13, 2011 (aged 54)

                       Ghior Upazila, Manikganj

Resting place:  Nurpur, Bhanga, Faridpur

Religion:          Islam (Sunni)

Nationality:      Bangladeshi

Occupation:     Film Director

Years active:   1995 - 2011

Spouse:           Catherine Masud

Awards:          Directors' Fortnight

                      Cannes Film Festival

Tareque Masud was born on 6 December 1956. He had started his education in an Islamic madrasah, but the outburst of the Bangladesh Liberation War against Pakistan forces in 1971 put an end to his studies. Later the war, Masud followed general education. He had finished his HSC from Notre Dame College, Dhaka. His Hon’s and Master’s degree completed from Dhaka University in History. His wife, Catherine Masud was born in Chicago. He is a film editor. They lived together, raised their child together, worked together, wrote scripts together, made films together, and even won the Cannes Awards together. They have a son named Masud  Nishad. Masud died in a road accident near Ghior Upazila on 13 August 2011.

Notable works:

Runway 2010

Ontarjatra (The Homeland) 2006

Matir Moina (The Clay Bird) 2002

Muktir Gaan (The Song of Freedom) 1996

Image collection of Tareque Masud