User:Babul72/Dr. Nurul Islam Babul

Dr. Nurul Islam Babul is a film maker, teacher, researcher, writer, and actor. He was born and grew up in old part of Dhaka. His date of birth is 14 May, 1973. Dr. Babul is an activist of film and theatre movement of Bangladesh since 1985. While he was an active member of ‘Cholochitrom’ and ‘Lokonatya Dal’ he also took part in the movement held against the autocratic ruler H. M. Ershad leaded by Bangladesh Sommilito Sangskritik Jot.

He has got an M. A. and PhD on film studies from Jadavpur University, India with a scholarship from the Government of India. Besides working as a journalist in various national dailies (newspaper like Ajker Kagoj, Amader Shomoy, Rupobani etc), he had made notable TV programs and worked as an announcer in Radio Bangladesh Dhaka (Bangladesh Betar) as well. Furthermore he is involved with advertising and also has involvement with many renowned local and foreign film makers with various works. Recently he has been acting and attending talk shows in TV and currently is working as an Assistant Professor of Green University of Bangladesh in the department of Film, Television and Digital Media. Dr. Babul has got an invitation to the 68th Cannes Film Festival-2015, one of the biggest film festivals held around the world. Earlier this year (2015) at February he also got another official invitation from The 66th Berlin International Film Festival and The European Film Market to be participated from Bangladesh. He wishes Bangladesh to have a notable place in the world film arena and wants to give a lifelong tireless effort to serve this purpose.