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FDC MD’s position in question amid 72-hour removal call

FDC MD’s position in question amid 72-hour removal call
The Non-Discriminatory Film Interests Protection Committee staged a symbolic blockade at BFDC, yesterday. Photo: Collected

Masuma Rahman Tani was recently appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC). However, a group advocating for fairness in the film industry has issued a 72-hour ultimatum, calling for her removal from the post.

Yesterday, during a press conference at the BFDC premises, this demand was announced by Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Uzzal, actor and adviser to the Non-Discriminatory Film Interests Protection Committee.

Addressing the media, Uzzal stated, "We have no issue with an administrator being appointed at BFDC for official duties. It is a government institution, and someone may come to work here—that's expected. However, the person being sent is, in our view, an unidentified accused individual."

FDC MD’s position in question amid 72-hour removal call
Photo: Collected

He further added, "We neither know nor recognise her. You cannot force her upon us—that will not be accepted. We will resist it."

A protest rally was also held at the BFDC gate, presided over by Badiul Alam Khokon, convener of the Non-Discriminatory Film Interests Protection Committee and a film director. Several industry figures, including Rezabuddaula Chowdhury, JASAS convener and actor Helal Khan, JASAS member secretary Zakir Hossain Rokon, Nationalist Cultural Alliance Secretary-General Rafiqul Islam, and other notable actors, directors, and film professionals, spoke at the event.

As part of their protest, they staged a symbolic blockade at BFDC for an hour on Sunday, from 12pm to 1pm.

Masuma Rahman Tani's appointment as BFDC's new MD was officially announced on February 19 through a notification from the Ministry of Public Administration.

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