Actor Ilias Kanchan has been elected as the president of the Film Artistes' Association while Zayed Khan returned as the general secretary for a third term. Representing the Misha-Zayed panel, the re-elected general secretary got 176 votes, while his opponent actress Nipun from the Kanchan-Nipun panel bagged 163 votes. Among other candidates, actress Shahnoor and actor Symon Sadik have been elected as the new joint secretary and assistant general secretary. Former international affairs secretary Mamnun Emon was elected as the new secretary for cultural affairs and sports. The film actor community had an eventful day during the newest edition of the Bangladesh Film Artistes' Association election.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 29, 2022 07:20 UTC