<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>The 16th death anniversary of “Natyacharya” Selim Al Deen is being observed on Saturday.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>JU Drama and Dramatics department has taken up various programmes to commemorate the renowned playwright and theatre artiste.</div><div><br></div><div>As the part of the programme, they organised a three-day ‘Selim Al Deen drama festival’. Three dramas will be staged at Selim Al Deen Muktomancha on the campus.</div><div><br></div><div>Other programmes included a seminar, song performance from his dramas and recalling the memories of the dramatist.</div><div><br></div><div>He was born on 16the August 1949 in Sen Khil of Sonagazi upazila in Feni district.</div><div><br></div><div>The Department of Drama and Dramatics was established at Jahangirnagar University in 1986 at his initiative. He was made the chair of department when it started journey.</div><div><br></div><div>Selim al-Deen received numerous national and international awards. He was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1984, the National Film Award in 1997 and the Ekushey Padak in 2006.</div><div><br></div><div>He died on the day in 2008 at a private hospital in Dhaka. He was buried near the Central Mosque on the campus of Jahangirnagar University. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>