Information Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud said "A special fund of Tk 1,000 crore is being set up under the direction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to bring back the golden days of film."

He made the remarks while addressing the National Film Awards at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center on Sunday (January 17th). Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined from Ganobhaban.

The minister further said that all the cinema halls which have been closed down can be reopened with low interest loans from this fund. All the existing cinema halls can be modernized and new cinema halls can be built with low interest loans up to the upazila level.

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