Bangladesh, July 18 -- Small screen actors have expressed their concerns about the current situation and future of the artistes.

Their also concerns over future of the country's entertainment industry, warning that declining local productions on television, growing presence of dubbed foreign TV serials and a lack of policy support are shrinking employment opportunities for performers and other creative professionals.

The concerns were raised at the annual general meeting of Actors' Equity Bangladesh held at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital recently.

Actors claimed that although the number of TV channels in the country has increased, the importance of the industry has decreased. Due to the abundance of foreign TV serials...