Md Abdul Mannan Ilias, additional secretary to the Cultural Affairs Ministry, will act as the director general at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) as additional duty as the contractual appointment of Liaquat Ali Lucky ended on Friday.
The ministry issued a notice in this regard on Thursday.
Mannan will remain in charge until a new director general is appointed, it said.
Lucky had been working as the BSA director general since 2010.