Bangla Academy gets new president

Litterateur and researcher professor Shamsuzzaman Khan has been named new Bangla Academy president.

The cultural affairs ministry issued a notification in this regard on Sunday (June 28).

He said, “I received a letter today. According to the letter, I have been nominated as president of Bangla Academy.”

Earlier, National Professor Dr Anisuzzaman was appointed as the president of Bangla Academy. He breathed his last on May 14.


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