Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Although three working days have passed, the Bangla Academy is still unable to announce any new decision regarding its suspended Literary Awards.

Meanwhile, Morshed Shafiul Hasan, a member of the jury board, has announced that he will step down from his responsibilities related to the award.

Among those who were named in the first award list, fiction writer Selim Morshed has already announced that he will decline the award. As a result, many people believe the Academy is confused about how to put together a new list.

Morshed received the Bangla Academy Literary Award eight years ago. He was one of the members of this year's jury board and the award committee. He said he is now feeling "embarrassed instead of proud" in...