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BGB Cinema Hall goes digital

Across Bangladesh, many traditional movie theatres have switched to digital projection. Yet, despite the upgrade, audiences and quality films remain hard to come by. The BGB Cinema Hall in Lalbagh, located beside Pilkhana, faces the same struggle.

Nearly every cinema hall in Dhaka now operates with digital technology. But due to a shortage of new releases, theatres like the BGB Cinema Hall rarely attract audiences. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Nearly every cinema hall in Dhaka now operates with digital technology. But due to a shortage of new releases, theatres like the BGB Cinema Hall rarely attract audiences. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Old film equipment stands outside the gate of the BGB Cinema Hall, while a few staff members sit idly nearby. There are no crowds, no queues -only silence where moviegoers once gathered. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Old film equipment stands outside the gate of the BGB Cinema Hall, while a few staff members sit idly nearby. There are no crowds, no queues -only silence where moviegoers once gathered. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Various pieces of old film equipment are neatly arranged at the entrance of the BGB Cinema Hall. Beside them is the ticket counter, often shuttered because of the lack of films and viewers. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Various pieces of old film equipment are neatly arranged at the entrance of the BGB Cinema Hall. Beside them is the ticket counter, often shuttered because of the lack of films and viewers. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Various pieces of old film equipment are neatly arranged at the entrance of the BGB Cinema Hall. Beside them is the ticket counter, often shuttered because of the lack of films and viewers. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Various pieces of old film equipment are neatly arranged at the entrance of the BGB Cinema Hall. Beside them is the ticket counter, often shuttered because of the lack of films and viewers. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Various pieces of old film equipment are neatly arranged at the entrance of the BGB Cinema Hall. Beside them is the ticket counter, often shuttered because of the lack of films and viewers. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Various pieces of old film equipment are neatly arranged at the entrance of the BGB Cinema Hall. Beside them is the ticket counter, often shuttered because of the lack of films and viewers. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Various pieces of old film equipment are neatly arranged at the entrance of the BGB Cinema Hall. Beside them is the ticket counter, often shuttered because of the lack of films and viewers. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Various pieces of old film equipment are neatly arranged at the entrance of the BGB Cinema Hall. Beside them is the ticket counter, often shuttered because of the lack of films and viewers. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

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