DRAMATIST SELIM AL DIN

Selim Al Din,
A playwright, born in 1949. He was the founding Chairman of Dramatics Department, Jahangirnagar University. He is Director of Teachers and Students Centre, and Professor of Dramatics Department, Jahangirnagar University. He is the President of Vi Ilage Theatre Project under Dhaka Theatre. Mr. Selim wrote the first street play of the country, Charkankra, in 1977. His most important plays include Muntasir Fantasy(1976), Kirton Kho/a (1980), Keramat Manga/(1984), Chaka (1990), and Jaibati Kannyar Man (1991). He has also written a number of TV plays and serials. He did Ph.D. on "Drama in the Middle Age of Bengali literature" in 1995. He got Bangla Academy Award in 1984. He has also got a number of awards from different organizations in Bangladesh. He has visited India in connection with theatre related activities.