Entertainment Desk: Playwright Khan Shaukat is working tirelessly to spread Bangabandhu’s ideals of life all over the world. His meditation, knowledge and love are all about Bangabandhu. He wants to engage the new generation through drama. So he wrote 35 historical dramas “Bangabandhu Natyasamgra”. Plays written by Khan Shawkat have already been staged and are ongoing. On 21/12/2022, Bharat Bangladesh Bangabandhu Nattya Utsav-2022 was held at Yogesh Mayim Academy in Jadavpur, Kolkata with 4 plays written by Khan Shaukat.

Names of the plays: Hridaye Bangabandhu, 7th March Bhasan, ‘My name is Sheikh Mujib’ and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib. Hridaye Bangabandhu written by Khan Shaukat in Natyotsav organized by Ankur in Jhenaidah on 13th, 14th and 15th February (2023).Staged by Jhenaidah Shishu Kishore Nattyala. On 17th and 18th February (2023), Bangladesh Group Theater Federation organized Shaheed Minar of Tangail, among the 6 plays that were staged at National Road Drama Festival, Dhaka theater staged Shaheed Rasel written by Khan Shawkat. Bangabandhu was held on 24/2/2023 and 25/2/2023 at Shahpur Bazar of Dumuria Upazila of Khulna District, birthplace of Khan Shaukat, with 5 plays written by him.
Theater festival-2023:
Names of the dramas: Hridoye Bangabandhu, Amar Bari Tungipara, Maha-chkrante Bakshal, Shaheed Rasel and Khuni Mushtaq. From last March 1st to March 6th (2023), a total of 30 dramas were staged in Pathnatak Utsav-2023 organized by Bangladesh Pathanatak Parishad at the central Shaheed Minar of Dhaka.
Among them, Natyabhoomi of Dhaka staged the play Shaheed Russell written by Khan Shawkat on 4th March. On 17/3/2023, Bangabandhu Natya Utsav will be organized in Laksam of Cumilla with 3 plays written. Names of the dramas: Amar Bari Tungipara, Maha-chkrante Bakshal and Shaheed Russell. On March 17 and 18 (2023), Bangabandhu Natya Utsav will be organized in Jhenaidah with 10 plays written by Khan Shaukat of Ankur Natya Academy in Jhenaidah. On 26/3/2022, Jagannath University Muktamancha Parishad staged the play Bangabandhu Sheikh written by Khan Shaukat.Mujib. Thukra Village Theater staged the play Bloody 15th August written by Khan Shawkat on 2nd March-2021 at Shahpur Bazar of Khulna and on 9th March-2021 at Thukra Bazar of Khulna. On 23/1/2020, Anydesh Natya Academy of Kolkata staged the play Nawab Sirajuddaulah of Bengal written by Khan Shaukat at Dum Dum Netaji Manch. Bangabandhu staged the play 19 times in New York in 2014 and 2015the theater On 2nd January-2020, Desh Theater Kanighat, Sylhet, staged Freedom Herald written by Khan Shaukat. Since then they have been staging two dramas, The Proclaimer of Independence and Amara Bari Tungipara. Since last 16/12/2019, Panchbibi Theater of Jaipurhat has been performing the 7th March Bhasan play written by Khan Shaukat on various stages. Amar Bari written by Khan Shaukat, Pabna Theater-77 since 2019Tungipara is performing regularly on various stages. Bangabandhu Theater staged the play Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib written by Khan Shawkat on 17/3/2017 at Bangladesh Consulate in New York and on 2nd May 2017 at Queen’s Palace, New York. Since Khan Shaukat has gifted printed books and e-mails to nearly 2000 theater organizations in Bengal and diaspora. So many of them staged these dramasIn addition, the Bangabandhu Drama Festival has been staged hundreds of times in different districts of Bengal and abroad and the work of organizing the festival is ongoing. Playwright Khan Shaukat said in his speech at these theater festivals, many Nawabs sat in the masnad of Bengal before and after Nawab Sirajuddaula, we do not know the names of others except Sirajuddaula. Because the play was written about Siraj. So that history has been memorized by us through the dialogue of the play.Similarly, drama based on Bangabandhu’s life should be spread to this generation. Through dialogue they will tell the history of Bangabandhu and the liberation war. Our effort is with that purpose. We want everyone’s cooperation. As you know, after the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, Bharat Bangladesh Bangabandhu Natya Utsav was staged for the first time with the participation of two Bengali theater workers on the same stage. “Bharat-Bangladesh friendship should live forever”- this slogan is in frontOn December 21, 2022, the 1st India-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Natya Utsav was held at the Yogesh Maim Academy stage in Jadavpur, Kolkata. The festival lasted from noon to 9 pm that day. After 51 years of independence of Bangladesh, the India-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Theater Festival started with the participation of theater workers from both countries. This festival is the demand of the time. Playwright Khan Shaukat said, to make the dream of book fair in Bangladesh come true on 8th of 1972In February Shri Chittaranjan Saha inaugurated the book fair by arranging 32 books on mats at Dhaka University Battala. Now the book fair is a popular festival in both Bangla and diaspora countries. Similarly, long ago I dreamed of India-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Theater Festival with Bangabandhu, the greatest Bengali of thousands of years. I have been cherishing this dream since 1993. I have told many people but they are about BangabandhuShow interest in taking political risks by writing plays. Then I started writing myself. On 21/12/2022, the 1st India-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Drama Festival was held at Jadavpur Yogesh Maim Academy stage in Kolkata with 4 plays written by me. We may be starting this theater festival on a small scale now, if we can attract the attention of Mujib Sainiks, this event will be very big one day. Meanwhile Bangladesh Group Theater Plays, Art Festival and Bangladesh Street Drama Council Festival. This time we are starting in two countries. However, if we get everyone’s support, we want to hold this festival in different countries including Middle East, Europe, America, Canada in the future.

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