Remove controversial members from censor board
Staff Correspondent
Bangladesh Film Producers Distributors Association (BFPDA) has launched a non-cooperation movement to press its demand for the removal of controversial members from the film censor board.The association has also decided not to submit films to the board for its approval until their demands are met. In a statement, the association also demanded immediate dissolution of the present Bangladesh Film Censor Board to stop corruption and immoral activities of the controversial members. The BFPDA, at a recent meeting, declared Anwar Al Din, a staff reporter of the Ittefaq and a member of the board, `unwarranted' as his activities are not appropriate for the post which deals with moral issues and for receiving illegal financial benefits. The statement said Al Din, being a member of the board, regularly visits the offices of different producers, distributors and shooting spots to meet his "immoral desire" with the threat of an influential political quarter. Besides, he took huge amount of money illegally from the producers and distributors by raising various objections against their films, it added. The association also demanded inclusion of its president in the film censor board as ex-officio member. When contacted, Al Din termed the allegations as completely false.
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