The government has reappointed Liaquat Ali Lucky as the director general (DG) of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) for another three years.
The Public Administration Ministry issued a notification in this regard on Monday.
His appointment came into effect on Monday, the notification said.
Lucky’s previous contractual appointment ended on Friday.
Later, Md Abdul Mannan Ilias, additional secretary to the Cultural Affairs Ministry, was assigned to work as BSA DG as his additional duty.
Lucky had been working as the BSA director general since 2011. He was awarded the Ekushey Padak by the government in 2019.
He was born on January 13, 1957 at Tikorpur village in Nawabganj upazila in Dhaka.