Kolkata: Bangladesh director Rezwan Shahriar Sumit's feature film, ‘Master' has been selected for the Big Screen Competition at the International Film Festival of Rotterdam (IFFR).Sumit's father was a Muktijoddha (freedom fighter) involved in Awami League politics, but he has no official ties with the party. Yet, he said, making ‘Master' turned his life into a "political thriller" with "political...
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KARACHI: An Indian father and son, who entered Pakistan illegally, have claimed that they fled their home in New Delhi to escape from alleged religious persecution. Mohammad Hasnain, 70, and his son Ishaq Amir, 31, entered Pakistan illegally through the Pakistan-Afghan border at Chaman in the restive Balochistan province. They are currently at a shelter home of the Edhi Welfare Trust in Karachi, where...