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The Daily Inqilab
Dec. 18, 2002

THE DAILY INQILAB,
December 13th 2002, front page

Picture : Two Foreign journalists (left) Masbaul I. Talukder and (right) Stephanie Batailler
For the making of a feature film 2 foreign journalists came to Bangladesh
Mahadi Hassan Palash: Two more foreign journalists came to Bangladesh but this time, to make a feature film on Bangladesh. One is an American citizen, Masbaul I. Talukder, 39, passport n. 112729358, visa n. 6963/02, and the other one is French citizen, Stephanie Batailler, 29, passport n. 98AE04696, visa n. 6964/02. Both of them came to Bangladesh on December 2nd, Masbaul I. Talukder works for the American National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), a television station, as a broadcast engineer/editor. Except that, he was also involved with Amitabh Bachan Corporation (India) and the New Delhi Television (India) in several responsibilities. Stephanie Batailler finished her education on filmmaking and by now, she made several short films. She is also involved with several filmmaking companies. For the last 12 years, both of them have been working on a documentary film on Manna Dey from India. She (Stephanie) with Clown generation and Between 2 Worlds gained a lot of citations. Under United Friends Organization (UFO) project, these 2 journalists would make a feature film based on the life of a young boy named Bablu. That boy would changed his life by selling eggs. While you will see this boy growing up, the film will show the 21st February, 16 December, 26 March, Bangladesh Politics and Culture. This film would be made under the banner of Embrasure Film and Licorne Films Production. The both directors told us that they will use a Bhatiali song translated in English but that they will keep the same tune of the original song. The composer of that song would be the famous Indian artist Manna Dey. While now Western media says that there is a torture of foreign journalists in Bangladesh, Masbaul I. Talukder and Stephanie Batailler were not afraid to come, thus, it proves that all that information was false. These 2 journalists told the reporter that they had trouble getting a visa at the Bangladesh Consulate in the United States of America. The foreign ministry told us that it was because of the present situation and Mr. Talukder and Mrs. Batailler long relationship with India that the ministry had to be extra careful.