Tareque Masud was born on 6 December 1956, in Bhanga, Faridpur, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). He was a Bangladeshi independent film director, film producer, screenwriter, and lyricist.
His education started in an Islamic school (madrasah). He studied in the madrassa system for eight years entered general education, completed his HSC from Notre Dame College, and completed his master’s degree in History from the University of Dhaka.
He first found success with the films Muktir Gaan (1995) and Matir Moina (2002), for which he won three international awards, including the International Critics’ FIPRESCI Prize, in the Directors’ Fortnight at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.
