Entertainment Report :
After causing much controversy
regarding its General Secretary candidacy since the election two years ago, the Bangladesh Film Artistes’ Association is all set to welcome a new panel of executive committee members in its upcoming election. The Association elects an assembly of executive committee
members through a lawful voting
system every two years to lead,
represent and ensure the well-being of artistes and the film industry as a whole.
The upcoming biennial election of the Association has been announced to be held on April 19 for the term 2024-26, informed artiste Samsul Alam, a member of the Election Commission’s Appeal Board. One of the strongest panels of this term will be led by two influential artistes, Monowar Hossain Dipjol and Misha Sawdagor, with Joy Chowdhury as the organising secretary.
Another panel will presumably be led by Nipun Akter, the General Secretary of the recently ceased committee, although the panel awaits an official announcement.
Although Zayed had been elected to the post of General Secretary, upon hearing an appeal filed by Nipun, the Appellate Division terminated his candidacy due to allegations of Zayed bribing the voters. After terminating his candidacy, the Appellate Division declared that the post would be taken over by her.
After creating a stir in the last election, Zayed Khan, the most anticipated candidate for this election, announced that he wouldn’t participate in the upcoming one due to family reasons.
Recently, in an interview with the media, the actor said, “I devoted enough of my time to Film Artistes’ Association’s elections that I couldn’t make time for my family. I recently lost my parents, and now my family doesn’t want me to get involved in elections. Therefore, I decided to opt out of the endeavour this time.”
Regarding a possible dispute between Misha and Zayed, this year’s panellist, actor Dipjol, said, “I don’t think that there is any dispute existing between Misha and Zayed. They are good colleagues, and they will always be in support of a fair and peaceful election, is what I believe. This is not a time to think about disputes. We have to think about what went wrong with the previous committee and what can be done better in the next term; our concentration is solely on that,” Dipjol said while adding that it might be his last election as he is not physically well enough to participate in the next one.
Therefore, due to differences of opinion, former Joint General Secretary Symon Sadik recently submitted a request to step down from his committee position as his term concluded.
Symon Sadik intends to contest the upcoming election as an independent candidate.