Zakir Hossain Raju

This article is about the filmmaker and professor. For the filmmaker and director, see Jakir Hossain Raju.
Zakir Hossain Raju
PhD
জাকির হোসেন রাজু
Raju in 2023 at IUB
Born1970
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
CitizenshipBangladesh, Australia
Occupation(s)Academic, Professor, Filmmaker
Known for
  • Bangladesh Cinema and National Identity In Search of the Modern? (Book)[1]
  • Michiler Mukh (Documentary)[2]
Board member ofBangladesh Film Certification Board, Curriculum Advisory board of Wawasan Open University, Bangladesh Short Film Forum
SpouseNusrat Disha
Academic background
Alma materDhaka University, La Trobe University
Academic work
DisciplineAsian film scholar
InstitutionsIndependent University, Bangladesh, King Sejong Institute, Transparency International Bangladesh, Ford Foundation, University of Malaya, NETPAC, Bangladesh Short Film Forum

Zakir Hossain Raju (Bengali: জাকির হোসেন রাজু) is a Bangladeshi academic, film critic and filmmaker. He currently serves as a member of the Bangladesh Film Certification Board, Director of the King Sejong Institute, & Head of the Media and Communication department at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB).[3][4][5] He also served as NETPAC jury chair for the Asian cinema category at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, the International Film Festival Rotterdam, and the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.[6][7]

  1. ^ Raju, Zakir Hossain (17 December 2014). Bangladesh Cinema and National Identity: In Search of the Modern? (1st ed.). Routledge. p. 242. ISBN 978-1-317-60181-4. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Aung Rakhine's banned Chakma film 'My Bicycle' premieres". The Daily Star. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Board of King Sejong Institute, Dhaka". directory.iub.edu.bd. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh Film Certification Board launched, censor abolished". Prothomalo. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  5. ^ "IUB launches Window on Korea and King Sejong Institute". The Daily Star. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Network for the Promotion of Asia Pacific Cinema | Netpac Members". Network for the Promotion of Asia Pacific Cinema. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Dr Zakir Hossain Raju". School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. Retrieved 9 August 2023.