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A three-member delegation from the Bangladesh Film Archive is currently attending the FIAF Congress 2025, taking place in Montreal, Canada. The Bangladesh delegation is being led by Information and Broadcasting Secretary Mahbuba Farjana, according to a handout from the PID. MoFA disowns ex-Army official’s remarks on India, reaffirms peaceful policy  The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) Congress, which ran from April 27 to May 2, brought together global representatives to discuss film preservation and archival practices. During the congress, the team is participating in various key sessions, including a seminar, a regional meeting, and the Second Century Forum, contributing to global conversations on film preservations and archival best practices.

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Nahid Islam on Wednesday emphasised the due role of the Bangladesh Film Archive (BFA) in preserving the country’s history, heritage and culture through films and documentaries. “Bangladesh Film Archive is playing an important role in preserving information and documentaries related to the country's history, heritage and culture,” he said while visiting several key areas of the archive, including the projection hall, multipurpose hall, digital lab, film museum, film checking room, film vault and library. Nahid announces government support for documentary on july uprising He called on archive officials to focus on expanding its capacity to further enhance its contribution to safeguarding the country’s cinematic and cultural legacy. BFA Director General Md Kamruzzaman, Film Archive Project Director Yakub Ali and directors Farhana Rahman and Muhammad Arif Sadek, among others, accompanied the adviser.