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
Star Of Mysore
ABOUT
Mysuru’s favorite and largest circulated English evening daily has kept the citizens of Mysuru informed and entertained since 1978. Over the past 41 years, Star of Mysore has been the newspaper that Mysureans reach for every evening to know about the happenings in Mysuru city. The newspaper has feature rich articles and dedicated pages targeted at readers across the demographic spectrum of Mysuru city. With a readership of over 2,50,000 Star of Mysore has been the best connection between it’s readers and their leaders; between advertisers and customers; between Mysuru and Mysureans.
Recent Comments
mounting any kind of political opposition. let me just say contrary to what charles said, i think that the president here showed a willingness to hear other people. by the way, i m not sure i agree that the president should have done anything. if you look at the poll numbers, the poll numbers are consistent. miles per hours think bret: to that point, fox news poll out on this issue requiring all employer health plans to provide birth control coverage. 61% approve, 34% disapprove. it s overwhelming. americans think you should have this as part of your coverage. to suddenly say we are going to now, let s say accommodate one faith and let s say i don t know you have a muslim hostel, separate men from women. i don t know. it would never be ending. this was to me an effort by the president to quiet a furor spawned as a wedge issue. fed by lots of conservatives.
mounting any kind of political opposition. let me just say contrary to what charles said, i think that the president here showed a willingness to hear other people. by the way, i m not sure i agree that the president should have done anything. if you look at the poll numbers, the poll numbers are consistent. miles per hours think bret: to that point, fox news poll out on this issue requiring all employer health plans to provide birth control coverage. 61% approve, 34% disapprove. it s overwhelming. americans think you should have this as part of your coverage. to suddenly say we are going to now, let s say accommodate one faith and let s say i don t know you have a muslim hostel, separate men from women. i don t know. it would never be ending. this was to me an effort by the president to quiet a furor spawned as a wedge issue. fed by lots of conservatives.