Dhallywood actor Rumana Islam Mukti has been appointed a member of the reconstituted Full-Length Film Grant Committee, formed to select films for government funding.
The 11-member committee will oversee the evaluation process for state grants under the government’s film funding programme.
Reacting to her appointment, Mukti expressed gratitude to the authorities for including her in the committee. She said cinema reflects society, while government grants provide one of the biggest opportunities for talented filmmakers in Bangladesh to realise their creative ambitions. As a film professional, she said she has always wanted to see the country’s film industry grow stronger and believes joining the evaluation process has increased her sense of responsibility.
Mukti said she would carry out her duties with honesty, dedication and impartiality. She added that her priority would be to select stories and screenplays that properly represent Bangladesh’s culture, promote positive social values and strengthen the global reputation of Bangla cinema. She also said she would place special importance on supporting the creative ideas of emerging and young filmmakers.
The appointment was announced in a gazette notification signed by Deputy Secretary Mosammat Sharmin Akhtar of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Thursday.
The committee has been reconstituted with 11 members, headed by the Minister for Information and Broadcasting as chairperson and the Joint Secretary (Film) serving as member secretary.
Other members of the committee are the State Minister for Information and Broadcasting, the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Information and Broadcasting, the ministry’s secretary, the additional secretary (Film), the managing director of the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC), producer Sardar Saniat, former chair of the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Dhaka Professor Dr Saiful Islam, and Awlad Hossain Ujjal, president of the Film Exhibitors’ Association.
According to the notification, the committee will make the final decision on government grants for the 2025-26 fiscal year after reviewing the recommendations of the Full-Length Film Grant Selection Committee, in accordance with the Government Film Grant Policy 2025 (Revised).
