Build healthy culture free from govt influence
Says Justice Habibur
The overall development of a healthy culture requires that it keep away from government influence, Justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman has said.
“Governments of different ideologies try to control cultural activities alongside supporting them,” he said yesterday while speaking at a programme styled “Development and Culture” at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.
The Department of Theatre of Dhaka University and Bangladesh Institute of Theatre Arts (BITA) jointly organised the function to recall the contribution of eminent poet and theatre activist Prof Zia Haider in arts and culture.
Zia Haider, founding president of BITA, died on 2 September 2008. In his lifetime, he received Bangla Academy Award 1977, Ekushey Padak 2000 and Shaheed Munier Chowdhury Padak 2007 for his contribution to theatre.
Theatre activist Liakat Ali Lucky said Zia Haider was a pioneer in institutionalising theatre education in the country.
Zia Haider also took the country's theatre to international arena and was a great critic of theatre, he added.
Rahmat Ali, chairman of the Department of Theatre of DU, its teacher Dr Israfil Shaheen, Prof Abul Mansur of Chittagong University and Ataur Rahman, president of Bangladesh Centre of International Theatre Institute, also spoke at the programme.
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