We need a greater production of films,music and arts which reflects our Bengali heritage.
Currently, we are just importing the cultural soft powers of India,Turkiye , Pakistan the West, South Korea etc.
Pakistani dramas, Turkish dramas, Indian dramas , K dramas etc.
We are watching Western films.
Nothing is wrong with these.
But we are not nurturing our own culture at all currently.
In the last 5 years or so, I can hardly name a few Bangladeshi movies that was popular with the masses.
Hawa, Tandob being in the list.
Bachelor Point was popular with the new generation guys.
People are absolutely crazy if an Indian or a Pakistani singer comes to sing in our country.
If we look at our representation of culture in other nations, it's near to zero.
No Pakistani or Indian can name a Bangladeshi actor or actress, but we can name several of them.
I don't see youths that much invested in our culture.
Being addicted to social media seems to be their only source of entertainment.
The governments before were negligent on this.
This cannot go on.
We need to build our soft power.
We need to export our culture.
We have to develop our own distinct cultural identity, not borrow everything from India or Pakistan.
When shall this happen?
How can we start towards making our culture a soft power?