Four-day cultural programmes in Dhaka and Chittagong have been scheduled
from Jan 13 to mark the fourth death anniversary of renowned playwright
Selim Al-Din.
The programme, tittled Selim Al-Din Shoron Utsav, have been initiated by the Selim Al-Din foundation and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in association with the Drama and Dramatics Department, Bunan Theatre, Chittagong's Nattodhar Organisation and Pantomime Movement.
"We have plans to make this a countrywide festival in future," convenor Nasir Uddin Yusuf, a prominent playwright in his own rights, told .
Selim Al-Din, who passed away on Jan 14, 2008, was a pioneer playwright in post-Tagore Bengali literature and played a great role in taking drama and theatre to the mainstream in this region. He had also compiled the first Bengali dictionary on dramatics. Al-Din's book, Madhya Juger Bangla Natya, was the result of his extensive research on the narrative form of Bengali drama and sheds light on the long history of drama practices in Bengal.
Al-Din, originally named Moinudddin Ahmed, was born on August 18, 1949 and was the founding chairman of the Jahangirnagar University's drama and dramatics department and the Bangladesh Gram Theatre. The university amphitheatre was renamed Selim Al-Din Muktamancha in 2011.
Al-Din's most notable plays include Muntasir Fantasy (1976), Kirton Khola (1980), Keramat Mangal (1984), Chaka (1990), and Jubati Kanyar Mon (1991).
He received the Ekushey Padak and Bangla Academy Padak among others for his lifelong dedication and work in the area of Bengali drama. Some of his writings have been selected as academic texts in universities of many countries, including Bangladesh.
The programme, tittled Selim Al-Din Shoron Utsav, have been initiated by the Selim Al-Din foundation and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in association with the Drama and Dramatics Department, Bunan Theatre, Chittagong's Nattodhar Organisation and Pantomime Movement.
"We have plans to make this a countrywide festival in future," convenor Nasir Uddin Yusuf, a prominent playwright in his own rights, told .
Selim Al-Din, who passed away on Jan 14, 2008, was a pioneer playwright in post-Tagore Bengali literature and played a great role in taking drama and theatre to the mainstream in this region. He had also compiled the first Bengali dictionary on dramatics. Al-Din's book, Madhya Juger Bangla Natya, was the result of his extensive research on the narrative form of Bengali drama and sheds light on the long history of drama practices in Bengal.
Al-Din, originally named Moinudddin Ahmed, was born on August 18, 1949 and was the founding chairman of the Jahangirnagar University's drama and dramatics department and the Bangladesh Gram Theatre. The university amphitheatre was renamed Selim Al-Din Muktamancha in 2011.
Al-Din's most notable plays include Muntasir Fantasy (1976), Kirton Khola (1980), Keramat Mangal (1984), Chaka (1990), and Jubati Kanyar Mon (1991).
He received the Ekushey Padak and Bangla Academy Padak among others for his lifelong dedication and work in the area of Bengali drama. Some of his writings have been selected as academic texts in universities of many countries, including Bangladesh.
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