Shawdesh Desk:

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday witnessed the draft copy of the documentary titled ‘Mujib in Calcutta’ made projecting the Kolkata part of Bangladesh’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s life.

She reviewed the draft documentary at her official residence Ganabhaban in Dhaka in the morning.

Kolkata city had a great role in the life of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as he had spent four years there from 1942 when he studied in Islamia College (later renamed Maulana Azad College).

The documentary titled ‘Mujib in Calcutta’ has been produced by Indian acclaimed film director Goutam Ghose.

PM’s deputy press secretary KM Shakhawat Moon said that the prime minister reviewed the documentary ‘Mujib in Calcutta’ and gave her opinion and necessary instructions to those who are involved in its production.

The study of Sheikh Mujib in Islamia College in Kolkata, his days in Bekar Hostel, his involvement in the Calcutta University student movement, his night in Alimuddin Street, walk around the park, his charismatic speech at Brigade Maidan and many more such things have been projected in the documentary by Goutam Ghose.