Ashfaque Nipun turns down offer to join censor board, stands its abolition

Filmmaker Ashfaque Nipun has grew to grow to be down a recommendation to join the Bangladesh Film Censor Board, which modified into restructured the old day (15 September) by a notification by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs.

The filmmaker wrote in a Fb post, “I hang incessantly been towards the prepare of censor boards in movie or artwork. I essentially feel highly honoured that the ministry regarded as me mighty of turning into a board member.”

“Nonetheless, there modified into a miscommunication. I failed to receive the decent membership of this board. I hang respectfully declined. I hang already mentioned this matter with the Ministry of Knowledge,” he added.

He extra clarified his stance and acknowledged he stands in favour of abolishing the censor board.

“I wish the relaxation of the participants of the newly formed censor board who are my colleagues to be on the facet of abolishing the board and introducing censor certification board or grading system at the earliest,” he added.

Moreover to Ashfaque Nipun, diverse distinguished additions to the board consist of actress-puppeteer and activist Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed, accepted creator Mohammad Nazimuddin, eminent filmmaker Khijir Hayat Khan, filmmaker-researcher and tutorial Zakir Hossain Raju, creator-screenwriter and filmmaker Tasmiah Afrin Mou, and movie producer-director Rafiqul Anowar Russell, amongst others.