A two-day Russian film festival and photo exhibition was held at Stamford University Bangladesh recently.
The Russian House in Dhaka in collaboration with the Stamford University Bangladesh organised a two-day-long Russian Film Festival and Photo Exhibition titled "Russia's Contribution to the Post-War Situation at Chittagong Port" in the campus of the Stamford University.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Alexander Vikentyevich Mantytskiy was present as the chief guest at the opening ceremony.
During his speech, the Ambassador thanked the Russian House in Dhaka and the authority of Stamford University for arranging this festival. He recalled the role of the Soviet Union in the liberation war of Bangladesh and the overall reconstruction of post-war Bangladesh and said that the cultural relationship between Russia and Bangladesh is long and old. People from two countries can get to know each other through cultural exchange. This film festival is organized to continue that trend. He hopes that the friendship between the two countries will become stronger. He also said that Russia will always continue to cooperate in the overall development of Bangladesh.
Screenings during the festival include the classic 1959 feature film Soviet film "Ballad of a Soldier" directed by Grigory Chukhray; science-fiction movie "Heart of a Dog" directed by Vladimir Bortko based on the novel, written by Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov and the action movie "Pirates Of The ХХ Century" directed by Boris Durov.
The next seminar will be held on October 9, 2023, at 4 pm at the Russian House, Dhanmondi. As well as also invite to register Bangladeshi friends to participate in the World Youth Festival-2024, which will be held in Sochi in the beginning of March next year. More than 20,000 Russian and foreign young leaders aged 18 to 35 - business, professionals from media, education, science, international cooperation, culture, volunteering, sports and other fields of social life - will gather at this festival.
The Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Stamford University Fatinaz Feroze said that Bangladesh and Russia, these two countries have bilateral friendly relations at different levels. She hopes that the relationship will be stronger, that the people of the two countries will get to know each other better through cultural exchange.
Other speakers gratefully recalled the remarkable cooperation of the then Soviet Union and Russia in the reconstruction of Bangladesh and the ongoing development of Bangladesh after independence.
The Vice Chancellor of Stamford University Professor Dr. Moniruzzaman thanked the Russian House in Dhaka for their overall cooperation in organising this event and he hoped to organise other events jointly with the university.
Visitors to the festival thoroughly enjoyed all the events including film screenings.
