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45. Jahangir Selim, Photographic Master Manzoor Alam Beg and Evolution of Photography in
Bangladesh, (Dhaka 2002), 174.
46. Harun Habib, “Du’ti Camera Ekti Album,” Anwar Faridee (ed), Atandra Ekattar, (Dhaka 1997), 60.
47. Daniela Mrazkova, Masters of Photography, (Prague 1987), 162.
48. Kazi Insan, “1971 seen through the eyes of Japanese Journalist Naoki Usui,” Weekly 2000, Year 6
Issue 31, (22 December, 2003), 52-57.
49. Saiful Islam, “Allen Stephen: Ekattarer Smritiguli Jar Hridayey Ekhana Amlan,” The Daily Protham
Alo, (09.02.2005), 3.
50. ‘In the year 1973 including Anwar Hossain, Golam Mustafa, his friend Mr. Ameer and about ten more
photographers had a few meetings, at hotel Purbarag to form a new photographic club-society and a
working-committee was formed.’ Bijon Sarker, “Phirey Dekha, Deshey Photographir Bibartan”
Photography Special Issue on Silver Jubilee, Year 10, (April-May, 2001), 241.
51. Advertising through newspapers, renowned photography personality Mr. M. A. Beg invited all classes
of amateur, professional photographers to take part in a discussion to form a photography society.
Accordingly, in the meeting of the photographers on 21st December 1975, on the occasion of the 15th
anniversary of ‘Begart Institute of Photography’, BPS was formed unanimously based on a proposal
raised by photographer Maksudul Bari. Its constitution was approved on 30th May 1976. Mr. Abdullah
Harun Pasha and Mr. M.A. Beg was selected the president and general secretary respectively in the
first executive committee of BPS.
52. “At his (Golam Kashem Dady’s) residence some photographers including Golam Mustafa, Bijon
Sarker, Mahbub Hossain, Sayeda Begum and I myself proposed to him to form a photography club.
Accordingly on 12 August 1962, a meeting was held and the Camera Recreation Club was formed.”
M.A. Beg, “Bangladesher Photography Itihas.” Photography, Year: 1st, 2nd Issue, (1992), 4.
53. Ibid., 5.
54. ‘BPS was formally declared the national Federation of Photography in a meeting at the society office
preside over by M.A. Beg,’ M.A. Beg. (ed.), “Bangladesh Photography Society Jatiya Federationey
Unnita,” BPS News Letter, (January, 1985), 5-6.
55. FIAP: Federation International de l’Art Photography. FIAP is the UNESCO-recognized Belgium-based
International Photography Federation. BPS is the 58th member of FIAP, in recognition of its successful
organizational activities.
56. Bulbul Ahmed (ed.), “Bangladesh Photographic Society at a Glance,” Monthly Photography, (July,
2005), 2.
57. Jahangir Selim (ed.), “Deshey Photography Club O Society Samuha,” Photography, Annual issue
1979, (Dhaka 1979), 8.
58. In February 1978, for the first time BPS exhibited the works of its members at the National Press Club.
In 1979 BPS arranged the first photography competition on ‘working people.’ In the same year with
massive interest and enthusiasm BPS arranged the first National Photography Competition and
Exhibition with the help of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Thence forth BPS has arranged 16
yearly, 6 national and 2 international photography competitions and exhibitions.
59. From December 1977, BPS has been conferring ‘corporate membership’ (Licentiate, Associate,
Fellow) to its members, according to their application and qualifications. Moreover, BPS awards
the honorable membership (Hon MBPS) and Fellowship for the contribution to the development of
photography. Benu Sen, Peter Frayer, Derek Holderson, Willard E. Gillete, Steve Conlan, Isami
Maruia, Cheryl-Yin-Lo, Andre Renouard and some other foreign personalities have been awarded
the ‘Hon. MBPS’ for their contributions.
60. BPS had arranged workshops and seminars on photography at different times which were conducted
by British photographer Waltar Holt, Derek Holderson, Peter Frayer, Steve Conlan, Papeta Sheth,
German photographer Thomas Lutgay, Joachim Brohm, French photographer Jean Pierre Fabru and
many others foreign photographers.