Tareque Masud
Tareque Masud (6 December 1956 – 13 August 2011) was a Bangladeshi independent film director, film producer, screenwriter and lyricist. He first found success with the films Muktir Gaan (1995) and Matir Moina (2002), for which he won three international awards, including the International Critics' FIPRESCI Prize, in the Directors' Fortnight at 2002 Cannes Film Festival. The film became Bangladesh's first film to compete for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Tareque Al Masud | |
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Masud in Sylhet, December 2010 | |
| Born | Tarequer Masud 6 December 1956 |
| Died | 13 August 2011 (aged 54) Ghior Upazila, Manikganj, Bangladesh |
| Resting place | Nurpur, Bhanga, Faridpur |
| Monuments | The Wreckage Microbus of Mishuk Munier and Tareque Masud |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Other names | Cinema Feriwalla |
| Education | MA |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
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| Years active | 1995–2011 |
| Known for | Matir Moina |
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| Spouse | Catherine Masud |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Ekushey Padak (2012) |
| Website | tarequemasud |
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Masud died in a road accident on 13 August 2011 while returning to Dhaka from Manikganj on the Dhaka-Aricha highway after visiting a filming location. Masud was working on Kagojer Phool (The Paper Flower).
In 2012, he posthumously received Ekushey Padak, the second highest civilian award of Bangladesh. In 2013, New York University Asian/Pacific/American Institute, and South Asia Solidarity Initiative, hosted the first North American retrospective of his films.