Dhaka, July 3 -- Dhaka, Jul 3 (UNB) - Mustafa Zaman has stepped down from his role as the director of the Fine Arts Department at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), marking another major leadership change at the country's premier state-run cultural institution.

Confirming the matter, Academy Secretary Mohammad Wares Hossain told several media on Thursday that he received Mustafa Zaman's resignation letter yesterday (Tuesday).

"The letter has not yet been forwarded to the ministry, but it is likely to be sent soon. He cited personal reasons for his resignation," according to the BSA secretary.

Zaman's departure comes just four months after the Academy's last Director General, noted theatre personality and academic Professor Syed J...