Rangpur divisional unit of Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation (BGTF) in association with local cultural organisations observed the Group Theatre Day-2014 here through various daylong programmes on Saturday.The programmes included brining out of a huge colourful rally, discussion, performing dance by the artists of different cultural organisations and Rangpur Nattya Kendra staged drama on the Central Shaheed Minar premises.Led by Sadar upazila chairman Nasima Zaman Bobby, hundreds of the drama artists, dramatists, cultural personalities, professionals, teachers, students and elite, participated in a huge colourful rally brought out in the city to mark the day.Members of Rangpur Theatre, Sommilito Sangskritik Jyote, Rangpur Nattya Kendra, Sarothi Nattya Gosthi, Nattya Niketan Rangpur, Rangpur Podatik, Chetona Nattya Gosthi, Rangpur Nattya Chakra and other organisations participated in the programmes.Sadar upazila chairman Nasima Zaman Bobby addressed the discussion as the chief guest with President of Rangpur Podatik and Trustee of the Hindu Kallyan Trust Advocate Rothish Chandra Bhowmick Babu Sona in the chair.President of Rangpur Nattya Kendra and former Mayor of recently defunct Rangpur pourashava Kazi Mohammad Junnon addressed the discussion as the special guest.General Secretary of Rangpur Nattya Kendra Razzaque Murad, General Secretary of Rangpur Nattya Chakra Hassan Ali, Vice- president of Rangpur Theatre Nizamul Islam Bablu, drama personalities GM Nazu and Arif Hossain, addressed, among others. The speakers urged the dramatists for creating a social renaissance through writing and staging more street dramas focusing on the War of Liberation to awaken the common people against the severity
of fundamentalism, militancy and extremism.The chief guest called for further enriching Bengali culture through strengthening cultural movement, producing more drama artists and popularising drama to establish non-communal spirit in building a peaceful Bangladesh. -BSS, Rangpur
