Bangladesh Film Artistes Welfare Trust Act, 2021 places in JS
BSS
4th April, 2021 05:35:28
Bangladesh Film Artistes’ Welfare Trust Act-2021 was placed in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) on Sunday to ensure the overall welfare of the actors and actresses of the film industry.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud placed the bill in the House with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.
Piloting the bill, the minister said, “The law has been formulated in line with the prime minister’s directive to provide financial assistance to insolvent and incapable artistes for their welfare and treatment as well.”
The proposed law also suggests helping the dependents of an artiste after his or her death, he said, adding there would be a 13-member board of trustee with the information minister as its chairman while a government-appointed managing director will act as its executive officer.