Momtazuddin Ahmed’s 2nd death anniv today
Cultural Correspondent | Published: 00:00, Jun 02,2021 | Updated: 22:45, Jun 01,2021
Momtazuddin Ahmed
Today is the 2nd anniversary of death of the Ekushey Padak-winning playwright, language movement activist, theatre activist and actor Momtazuddin Ahmed.
He was born in 1935 in Malda, British India.
He participated in the language movement when he was a student at Rajshahi Government College. Ahmed along with his fellow students erected a Shaheed Minar at Muslim Hostel of Rajshahi Government College on February 21, 1952. He was imprisoned multiple times for his involvement in political activism.
Ahmed is mostly known for his satirical plays and columns depicting social and political anomalies. He wrote around 40 plays for stage, radio and television and directed several of them. He also acted in some of the most popular TV dramas in the 1970s and 80s. Apart from plays, he has wri
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