[1] The agency is responsible for the censorship of locally produced movies and foreign imports, and acts as the registrar of film clubs in Bangladesh.
[7] Administratively, the Film Censor Board operated under the supervision of a chairman, who oversaw a vice-chairman, a secretary, and six directors.
The law was gazetted by the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka, on 13 November 2023, according to the President's approval.
Additional members include the Senior Secretary/Secretary of the Ministry of Law and Justice, Press Secretary of the Principal Adviser's Office, Additional Secretary (Film) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, a representative from the Department of Public Safety, and the Managing Director of the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation.
[14][15] Notably, on September 17, the positions of the Censor Board were withdrawn by Actor Shabnam, filmmaker Ashfaque Nipun and writer Mohammad Nazim Uddin.