The government has appointed new directors in six departments of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA).
At the same time, the remaining terms of the contracts of BSA's immediate-past four directors have been cancelled.
Ministry of Public Administration on Monday issued a notification in this regard.
The newly appointed directors are: Mustafa Zaman (Fine Arts Department), Faiz Zahir (Drama and Film Department), Nava Mehjabeen Rahman (Music, Dance and Recitation Department), Tanzim Wahab (Research and Publication Department), Abdul Halim Chanchal (Production Department) and AFM Nurur Rahman (Training Department).
These new directors have been appointed for a period of two years from the date of joining, subject to severance of working relationship with other institutions and organisations.
The contractual appointments of previous directors Syeda Mahbuba Karim Mini (Fine Arts Department), Kazi Aftab Uddin Hablu (Music, Dance and Recitation Department), Jyotika Pal Jyoti (Research and Publication Department) and Sohaila Afsana Iko (Production Department) were canceled.