48th Bangladesh National Film Awards

On 15 September 2024, a 13-member jury board, chaired by the additional secretary (film) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, was announced. The vice chairman of the now defunct Bangladesh Film Censor Board will serve as the member secretary and the director general of the Bangladesh Film Archive and the head of the film division of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting will also serve in the board. Others include actor Ilias Kanchan, director Zahidur Rahman Anjan, music director Prince Mahmud, cinematographer Barkat Hossain Polash, actress Aupee Karim, singer Nazmun Munira Nancy, S M Imran Hossain, the chair of the Department of Television, Film, and Photography at the University of Dhaka, and journalist Wahid Sujan.^[1][2]

On 23 September 2024, Kanchan, resigned from the jury board, citing his shortage of time and other commitments.^[3]

On 4 November 2024, the government reconstituted the jury board adding film director Saidur Rahman Sayeed, music director Maksud Jamil Mintu, actor Khawaja Naeem Murad, and actress Shuchorita and dropping Zahidur Rahman Anjan, Prince Mahmud, and Aupee Karim.^[4]