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Mahanagar Natyotshab '08 inaugurated

“Samayer Proyojone” staged

Ershad Kamol
The nine-day long Mahanagar Natyotshab '08 was inaugurated by the Mayor of Dhaka City Corporation Sadeq Hossain Khoka at the newly built Zahir Raihan Sanskritk Kendra at Loharpul, Sutrapur on March 23. The festival has been jointly organised by DCC and Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation (BGTF). Nine leading theatre troupes of the country will stage their plays at the festival.
Air Vice Marshal (Retd) A.K. Khondokar was the chief guest and theatre personality Ramendu Majumder was the special guest at the inaugural programme. Presidium Member of BGTF Liaquat Ali Lucky delivered the welcome speech. Executive Officer ofZone 1 of DCC Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Secretary General of BGTF Jhuna Chowdhury delivered the speech of felicitation. Chief Engineer of DCC Colonel M. Ashfaqul Islam and Chief Executive Officer of DCC M. Alauddin were the other discussants at the programme. The inaugural programme was presided over by M. Hamid, chairman of BGTF.
Calling theatre "the most effective art form ", chief guest A.K. Khondokar said, “I laud DCC, in particular the mayor for setting up a cultural centre with all necessary amenities in Old Dhaka.”
Special guest Ramendu Majumder said, "We hope that DCC will introduce municipality theatre practice in Dhaka, which is very popular in the mega cities of the western countries."
Hoping to boost the cultural activities of Old Dhaka, Chief Executive Officer of DCC M. Alauddin said, "It's encouraging that the youngsters of Old Dhaka are coming to watch theatre performance. With assistance from
BGTF, we have to look forward for the possibility of arranging a theatre festival involving the nine DCC operated cultural institutions."
Mayor Sadeq Hossain Khoka said, “We have to work together to ensure more sources of recreation for the citizens. In future we will try to set up more cultural centres like Zahir Raihan Sanskritk Kendra."
M. Hamid said, "We want to see DCC as a patron of cultural activities."
The discussion was followed by the staging of Theatre Art Unit's production Samayer Proyojone, an adaptation of Zahir Raihan's short story with the same title.
Set against the backdrop of a camp where the freedom fighters are armed and ready to face the Pakistani military regime and their collaborators, Samayer Proyojone illustrates the school of thought that "nothing in this world can be achieved with a premeditated
mindset".
Going over the diary of a missing freedom fighter, named Mamun, his comrades try to figure out the logic behind their role in the Liberation War. They realise that it is neither leadership nor patriotism, rather changed times that has propelled them to fight for the nation.
Mohammed Bari has adapted and directed the play.