Selim Al Deen Festival from January 14

The festival will feature staging of Al Deen plays by different troupes, musical programmes featuring his songs, and a seminar. The festival will begin in the morning of January 14 at JU through a commemorative demonstration -- from the Old Arts Building to Al Deen's grave. The festival will be formally inaugurated that evening at the lobby of National Theatre Hall, BSA in Dhaka. Professor Mustafa Nurul Islam will inaugurate the festival.
Staging of “Prachya” and “Dhaboman” by Department of Drama and Dramatics, JU and Dhaka Theatre respectively at the Experimental Theatre Hall and National Theatre Hall will wrap up the first day's programme.
Five more plays will be staged at the festival throughout the next two days. Swapnadal will stage “Festoon-e Lekha Smriti” and “Hargoj”, and Dyash Bangla Theatre will stage “Joolan” on the second day. On the third day, Department of Drama and Dramatics, JU and Shilpakala Academy will stage “Keramat Mangal” and “Putra”.
A seminar on “Selim Al Deen-er Natoker Sanglaap O Sangeeter Doita-doitobadita” will be held on the second day at the Seminar Hall, BSA.
Selim Al Deen passed away on January 14, 2008 after a cardiac arrest. He was the founder chairman of the Department of Drama and Dramatics, JU. He was one of the leading figures in Dhaka Theatre. Al Deen, along with Nasiruddin Yousuff, formed Gram Theatre across the country. Al Deen's contribution to Bangla theatre is considered unparalleled.