The High Court has declared actor Zayed Khan as the ‘rightfully-elected’ general secretary of Bangladesh Film Artistes Association (BFFA) after his main rival for the post, actress Nipun Akter, challenged the legitimacy of his election win. The court on Wednesday also ruled that the decision of the BFFA's Electoral Appellate Board to cancel Khan's candidacy and declare Nipun as general secretary was "illegal". But Khan’s legal counsel Ahsanul Karim said they are content with the verdict, which paves the way for him to assume his duties as general secretary. On Jan 29, Ilias Kanchan won the president’s post and Zayed Khan the general secretary post in the BFAA election. As Zayed’s candidacy was scrapped, the runner-up in the race was declared the winner, he said.

Source: bd News24 March 02, 2022 16:18 UTC