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Celebration of literature Two festivals in Mymensingh

AMINUL ISLAM, Mymensingh
A three-day literary festival is being held at Zila Shilpakala Academy auditorium, including discussions, reception to eminent writers, poetry recitation sessions, a book fair, cultural functions and literary gathering of writers and poets from across the country.
The festival, with the theme "Sahityer Aynae Jege Uthuk Manusher Mukh" is organised Sahitya Bazzar, a literary newspaper in Dhaka, marking its 7th anniversary.
Prof. Dr. Mohit UI Alam, vice-chancellor of Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University inaugurated the festival as chief guest. Poet Farid Ahmed presented a keynote paper titled "Boier Sathe Alokito Sannidho" at the opening session.
Deputy Commissioner of Mymensingh Mustakim Billah Faruqui chaired the session while Swadhin Chowdhury, coordinator of the festival delivered the welcome speech.
A number of poets recited their
own poems at the poetry recitation session.
Eminent writer Syed Shamsul Haque, Zatin Sarker and Tareque Salah Uddin Mahmud were honoured on the opening day of the festival.
In the evening session, poet Nirmulendu Goon was the chief guest with noted lyricist Shahidullah Farayezi in the chair.
The festival closes today.
Meanwhile, marking the 450th birth anniversary of English wordsmith William Shakespeare, a two-day Shakespeare Festival
concluded at Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University (JKKNIU) in Trishal on April 23. The festival included discussion on life and works of Shakespeare and staging and screening of plays and films written by the bard.
The students of the Natyakala Department staged Shakespeare's "Othello" while "Hamlet in Love" was staged by the students of English Language and Literature Department. Both the plays were adopted by Prof Dr. Mohit UI Alam, vice-chancellor of the uni-versity.
"Othello" was directed by Al Zabir, a teacher of Natyakala Department while "Hamlet in Love" was directed by Arpana Awal, a teacher of English Language and Literature Department.
Films based on Shakespeare's classics "Romeo and Juliet", "Macbeth" and "The Taming of the Shrew", were also screened at Arts Building auditorium.
On the opening day of the festival, a photo exhibition on the poet was held at the corridor of the Arts Building. Organized by Fine Arts Faculty, the photo exhibition drew the attention of hundreds of students, teachers and employees of the university.
On the concluding day of the festival, a seminar on life and works of the bard was held at the conference hall of the university. Prof. Dr. Syed Manzoorul Islam of English Department, Dhaka University was the chief guest while Prof. Dr. Abul Bashar, treasurer of JKKNIU was the special guest.