N. Rashed Chowdhury is an Independent filmmaker and film activist in Bangladesh. He has been involved with Bangladesh Short Film Forum-the pioneer organization of independent film movement of Bangladesh since his high school days, back in the early 90’s. Rashed had been an active participant of the Film Society movement of Bangladesh, initiated during the sixties. He has made couple of short films and documentaries that were screened in various International film festivals and at the National levels. He has led the alternative film movement and carried out the responsibility of the President of Bangladesh Short Film Forum & worked twice as a Festival Director of the `International Short & Independent Film Festival, Dhaka-the pioneer International Independent Film Festival of the sub-continent-organized biennially by the Forum. Rashed has recently completed his first feature film: Chandrabati Kotha (aka-The Tales of Chandrabati) that earlier won the `National Filmmaking Grant′ for feature film (2014-2015), awarded by the Government of Bangladesh. He studied his Masters from the University of Pune, India.