For a long time, there was talk of forming a board of trustees for the welfare of filmmakers. Eventually, that board was formed. The names of the members of the Board of Trustees have been published in the form of a notification recently.
Where is the popular heroine of Dhaka cinema Dilara Hanif Purnima? There is also another artist in the film Misha Sawdagor. He has got a place in this committee as the president of Shilpi Samiti. Sohanur Rahman Sohan is on the board as the president of the Film Directors Association. There is also actor Shahiduzzaman Selim.
The Board has been constituted following Section 7 of the Bangladesh Film Artists Welfare Trust Act, 2021. They will work following that section.
Minister of Information and Broadcasting will serve as chairman of the board. Hasan Mahmud. State Minister will be the vice-chairman. Murad Hasan. Besides, a 14-member committee has been formed with the managing director of Bangladesh Film Artists Welfare Trust as the member secretary of the trust.
In this context, Purnima told NatunNews Monitor, ‘This was our dream for many days. Finally done. It is a great pleasure to be able to live with it. Selim Bhai, Misha Bhai, and many others are here. I feel good to be with them. Only after the meeting will we understand who will work here. I hope we can all do something good together.
