Bangladesh Film Artistes Association

Bangladesh Film Artistes Association

Formation	1984
Type	Artists Association
Legal status	Private organization
Headquarters	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Location	BFDC
President	Misha Sawdagor
General Secretary	Dipjol

Bangladesh Film Artistes Association (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ চলচ্চিত্র শিল্পী সমিতি) is an organization of Bangladeshi film artists.[1][2] It carries out various activities for the benefit of film artists of Bangladesh.[3] Misha Sawdagor is the current president of the organization and Dipjol is serving as the general secretary.[4]

History

Bangladesh Film Artistes Association was established in 1984.[5][6]

Current elected committee

Misha Sawdagor has been elected as the new president of Bangladesh Film Artistes Association for the term 2024-2026 and Dipjol has been elected as the general secretary.[7]

Title	Name
President	Misha Sawdagor
Vice President	D. A. Tayeb
Vice President	Masum Parvez Rubel
General Secretary	Dipjol
Deputy General Secretary	Arman
Organizing Secretary	Joy Chowdhury
Office and Publicity Secretary	Jacky Alamgir
International Affairs Secretary	Alexander Bow
Culture and Sports Secretary	Mamnun Hasan Emon
Treasurer	Komol
Executive member	Ratna Kabir
Executive member	Riana Parvin Poly
Executive member	Chunnu
Executive member	Subrata
Executive member	Shahnur
Executive member	Nana Shah
Executive member	Dilara Yasmin
Executive member	Ali Raj
Executive member	Sucharita
Executive member	Soni Rahman
Executive member	Rozina

Former leaders

President	General Secretary	Term
Razzak	Ahmed Sharif	11/05/1984 to 11/08/1984
Khalil Ullah Khan	Ahmed Sharif	11/08/1984 to 03/07/1987
Khalil Ullah Khan	Ahmed Sharif	03/07/1987 to 18/08/1989
Ahmed Sharif	Ilias Kanchan	18/08/1989 to 30/08/1991
Ahmed Sharif	Mahmud Koli	30/08/1991 to 19/09/1993
Alamgir	Mahbub Khan Gui	19/09/1993 to 13/10/1995
Ahmed Sharif	Mahmud Koli	13/10/1995 to 14/12/1997
Mahmud Koli	Mizu Ahmed	14/12/1997 to 09/12/1999
Mahmud Koli	Mizu Ahmed	09/12/1999 to 05/05/2002
Ahmed Sharif	Dipjol	05/05/2002 to 22/12/2004
Mizu Ahmed	Manna	22/12/2004 to 10/12/2009
Mizu Ahmed	Rubel	10/12/2009 to 25/05/2011
Shakib Khan	Misha Sawdagor	25/05/2011 to 06/02/2015
Shakib Khan	Amit Hasan	06/02/2015 to 25/05/2017
Misha Sawdagor	Zayed Khan	25/05/2017 to 26/10/2019
Misha Sawdagor	Zayed Khan	26/10/2019 to 29/01/2022
Ilias Kanchan	Nipun	29/01/2022 to 19/04/2024

Controversy

During the vote counting for the 2017-18 term elections of the Bangladesh Film Artistes' Association in 2017, notable Bangladeshi actor Shakib Khan was attacked at BFDC.[8][9] On May 8, 2017, Khan filed a complaint at Tejgaon Industrial Police Station, accusing several individuals, including actors Symon Sadik and Zayed Khan. The Officer-in-Charge of Tejgaon Industrial Police Station Abdur Rashid confirmed to bdnews24.com that Shakib Khan had filed the complaint.[10][11]

See also

• Bangladesh Film Directors Association
• Bangladesh Film Producers and Distributors Association

References

1. "Bangladesh Film Artistes' Association finally begins journey with full panel". The Business Standard. 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
2. Akbar, Zahid (2024-04-19). "Lights, camera, vote: Bangladesh Film Artistes' Association sets stage for 2024-26 election". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
3. "Bangladesh Film Artistes Association". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
4. "Misha-Dipjol panel wins Bangladesh Artistes' Association election". somoynews.tv. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
5. "Bangladesh Film Artistes Association (BFAA) - Organization of Bangladeshi Film Artistes". www.bd-directory.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
6. "চলচ্চিত্র শিল্পী সমিতি শুরুর ইতিহাস". somoynews.tv. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
7. Arts & Entertainment Desk (2024-04-20). "Misha Sawdagar elected new president, Dipjol general secretary of Artistes' Association". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
8. bdnews24.com. "মধ্যরাতে ভোটকেন্দ্রে শাকিব খানের উপস্থিতি". মধ্যরাতে ভোটকেন্দ্রে শাকিব খানের উপস্থিতি. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
9. "শাকিবের ওপর হামলার পরও এফডিসিতে এত বহিরাগত কেন?". Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
10. "শাকিবের উপর 'হামলা' নিয়ে অপুর প্রশ্ন". bdnews24.com. 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
11. "এফডিসিতে 'অপ্রীতিকর ঘটনা', থানায় শাকিব খানের অভিযোগ". bdnews24.com. 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2024-07-04.