Zahir Raihan
Zahir Raihan
Zahir Raihan was one of the most talented film makers in Bangladesh. He was born on 19 August 1935 in the village Majupur, in Feni district. He was an active worker of the Language movement. He was one of the students to go out in a procession on 21 February 1952 despite a ban on such activities. As a result, he and many others were arrested and taken to prison. Zahir was also present at the historical meeting of Amtala on February 21, 1952. He also took part in the mass movement in 1969. In 1971, he joined the liberation war.
.All through his life , Zahir dreamt for a democratic society, a society that will ensure freedom of speech and will. He had many dreams about our films industry too. He made a legendary film Jiban Theke Neya based on the language Movement of 1952 It was a protest against then autocratic government then ruling our country. The family portrayed in that film symbolically represented East Pakistan. The family was ruled by an automated who had to go to prison for her conspiracy. During the liberation was in 1971 this film was shown outside Bangladesh. Celebrated film makers like Satajit Ray, Mrinal Sen and Ritwik Ghatak appreciated this film. Rayhan gave all the money the film made to the freedom Fighters’ Trust besides his great documentary on Pakistani atrocities. Stop Genocide, helped create world sentiment in favor of our liberation war.
On 30
December 1971. Someone informed
Zahir about an address somewhere
at Mirpur, where he might find his
brother he might find his brother,
the famous writer Shahidullah Kaiser
who had gone missing from 14 December 1971.Kaiser Ahmed captured and killed
by the Pakistani army and the local
collaborators during the last days of the war. Accordingly, Rayhan left home to get his brother back and he never returned. Zahir’s dream was fulfilled.
And it’s a pity that this dreamer could not live to see his
dream come true.
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1. Choose the correct answer from the following alternative.
A. Which of the following word describes Zahir Raihan?
b. What is the main theme of the passage?
iii. Sheikh Rehana iv. Shahidullah
d. Zahir was also present at the historical meeting –
e. Zahir dreamt a –
i. Democratic society ii. freedom
ii. Speech freedom iv. All
f. He also dreamt –
i. Film industry ii. Radio industrious
ii. television iv. Channel
g. ‘Jibon Theke Neya -
i. Language movement ii. independence movement
iii. Victory day iv. All
h. Zahir Rayhan was an inborn-
ii. contributor iv. soldier
i. The name of ‘Zahir Rayhan’ commemorate-
iii. language movement iv. all of the above
i. Immoral ii. Massacre
iii. Violence iv. Offence
k.-Zahir –Rayhan was one of the most talented –Bangladesh film-makers of the –
l. The word ‘-Legendary’ means-
i. Famous ii. Contemporary
iii.
Common iv. Obscure
m. Zahir Raihan was inborn-
i. Politician ii.
Musician
iii. dramatist iv. Patriot
n. Finally Zahir Raihan –
i. fled away ii. Disappeared
iii. was arrested iv. Was imprisoned
o. Zahir Raihan was praised by several celebrated film makers for his-
i. contributed
to the liberation war in 1971 ii.
Famous movie ‘Jibon Theke Neya’
iii. Documentary ‘Stop Genocide’ iv. Contribution to
language Movement
p. ‘Jibon Theke Neya’ is a renowned film based
on-
i. Liberation war ii. Language Movement
iii. Six- point movement iv. Mass movement 1969
q. In the passage, the word ‘ inception’ means-
iii. Beginning iv. Conclusion
p. Zahir Raihan – in the liberation war.
iii. Escaped iv. Avoided
q. Zahir Raihan was- informed about his missing brother.
iii. Elaborately iv. Anonymously
r. The legendary film based on the language Movement revealed the revolt against a/an –administration.
iii. Imperialist iv. None-violent
s. which one of the following doesn’t get hindrance in a democratic society?
t. What does the phrase ‘Local collaborator,
mean?
q. Zahir Raihan’s place was in-
iii. Feni iv. Chattogram
r. Zahir Raihan’s profession was-
s. Zahir Raihan’s disappearance day was-
t. The word ‘autocrat’ means-
iii. Autonomous iv. elector
u. Zahir Raihan was very – in his student life.