Late iconic playwright Selim Al Deen’s 65th birth anniversary was observed throughout the country by different theatre troupes and cultural organisations. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy lead the list with a show of “Hargaj,” a popular work of the seasoned activist, while theatre troupe Swapnadal staged the play as the beginning of its five-day observance at Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka and Mymensingh.
Selim Al Deen Foundation in association with Dhaka Theatre observed the day with a list of programmes including theatre production, seminar and speeches at the theatre halls of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on August 17 and 18.
Drama and Dramatics Department of Jahangirnagar University celebrated with a two-day programme including remembrance rally, seminar, theatre production, mask exhibition, arts exhibition and photography exhibition while the playwright’s wife Begumjadi Meherunnesa inaugurated the remembrance rally from the department to Selim Al Deen’s burial site in the Jahangirnagar premises.
