Bangladesh Cine-Journalist Association


The Bangladesh Cine-Journalist Association is an organization of film journalists. It was first established under the name Pakistan Film Journalist Association in Dhaka in East Pakistan. After the independence of Bangladesh, it was renamed as the Bangladesh Cine-Journalist Association. It was revived in 1973–74 with the introduction of the Bachsas Awards. Kamrul Hasan Darpan is its president.

History

Naming

The Pakistan Film Journalists Association was formed at a meeting of the film journalists of Pakistan on 5 April 1968.

Golden Jubilee

The association hasn't held an awards ceremony consistently every year. It marked its golden jubilee in 2019 by distributing five years worth of awards, from 2014 to 2018, in one ceremony. The jubilee celebration also included film screening, seminars, and discussions.

Bachsas Award

Bangladesh Cine-Journalists' Association gave out their most prestigious awards to outstanding performers in film, television, music, dance and theatre.