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Chemon Ara mentioned that Anwara Khatun, a member of the provincial council and a leader of the 1952 Language Struggle Council, was an integral part of the movement outside Dhaka. Other notable contributors were Begum Daulatunnesa from Gaibandha, Nadera Begum, Lily Haque, Hamida Khatun, Nurjahan Morshed, Afsari Khanam, and Ranu Mukherjee .
Kabar written by Munier Chowdhury is a famous play based on the language movement. The theatre performances also significantly influenced the independence struggle of Bangladesh . At present, many NGOs use theatre as a forceful medium to create awareness for many social issues in the rural areas of Bangladesh.
In East Pakistan (modern-day Bangladesh), playwrights emerged such as Ibrahim Khan (1894–1978), Ibrahim Khalil (b. 1916), Akbar ad-Din (1895–1978) and others. These playwrights would create plays related to the Islamic history of the subcontinent and Middle East, glorifying past Muslim rulers as well as the history of the Pakistan Movement .
A generic character, unique to jatra and part of most jatra performances even today, is the allegorical figure called Bibek or Vivek (Conscience); it performs the function of a moral guardian, commenting on actions of actors and their consequences, sometimes it elaborates on the feelings of different characters, and often steps into a scene ...
The Language Movement Day (Bengali: ভাষা আন্দোলন দিবস, romanized: Bhāṣā Āndōlôn Dibôs), officially called Language Martyrs' Day (Bengali: শহীদ দিবস, romanized: Śôhīd Dibôs), is a national holiday of Bangladesh taking place on 21 February each year and commemorating the Bengali language movement and its martyrs.
The language martyrs have not died, they will always be bright in the pages of history. [7] Police Inspector Hafiz; Hafiz is a flattering police officer who is seen teasing the leader for most of the drama. This man, devoid of ideals, is ready to do anything for his own benefit.
The Government of Bangladesh awarded Abdul Jabbar the Ekushey Padak in 2000. [1] The Bhasa Shaheed Abdul Jabbar Ansar-VDP School & College school operated by Ansar and Village Defense Party in named after him. [5] [6] Shaheed Rafiq-Jabbar Hall, a dorm of Jahangirnagar University is also named after him and fellow language activist Rafiq Uddin ...
Language Martyr of 1952 Grave of Shafiur Rahman in Azimpur Graveyard, Dhaka (Photo of 2007). Shafiur Rahman ( Bengali : শফিউর রহমান ; 24 January 1918 – 22 February 1952) is considered in Bangladesh to be a martyr of the language movement which took place in the former East Pakistan .