The Bangladesh Cine-Journalist Association (Bachsas; ) is an organization of film journalists. It was first established under the name Pakistan Film Journalist Association in Dhaka in East Pakistan. After the independence of Bangladesh, it was renamed as the Bangladesh Cine-Journalist Association. It was revived in 1973âÂÂ74 with the introduction of the Bachsas Awards. Kamrul Hasan Darpan is its president.
The Pakistan Film Journalists Association was formed at a meeting of the film journalists of Pakistan on 5 April 1968.
The association hasn't held an awards ceremony consistently every year. It marked its golden jubilee in 2019 by distributing five years worth of awards, from 2014 to 2018, in one ceremony. The jubilee celebration also included film screening, seminars, and discussions.
Bangladesh Cine-Journalists' Association gave out their most prestigious awards to outstanding performers in film, television, music, dance and theatre.