Momtazuddin Ahmed (dramatist)

Ahmed taught Bengali, Sanskrit, and European drama in several non-government and government colleges for over 32 years.[4] He served as a professor in the department of Bengali, at Jagannath University and a part-time lecturer at the department of Music and Dramatics, at the University of Dhaka.[2]

Ahmed was involved in teaching, writing and acting in his career. He was an activist at the Bengali language movement.[3]

Rabindra Bharati University included his writings Raja Onushwarer Pala and Ki Chaho Shankhachil in its curriculum.[6] Ahmed was in charge of formulating the national curriculum and text books from 1976 to 1978.[2]

Ahmed was a director of the Department of Research and Publications at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy during 1977–1980.[5][2] Later, he served the Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the United Nations as cultural minister.[4]

Ahmed died on 2 June 2019 in Dhaka at the age of 84.[7] He was buried at his ancestral home at Bholahat Upazila in Chapai Nawabganj District.[6]

Ahmed wrote 25 plays for stage, radio and television and directed several of them. Most of his directions and writings were for his theatre troupe Theatre (Natok Shoroni).[5]

• Ami[2]
• Lalu Shalu Ebong Syed Waliullah[2]
• Ki Chaho Shankhachil[6]
• Raja Anushwarer Pala[6]

Plays

• Shadhinota Amar Shadhinota
• Bokulporer Shadhinota
• Shaat Ghater Kana Kori[8]
• Ohey Tanchak (an adaptation of a Molière satire)
• Khamakha Khamakha (an adaptation of a Shakespeare comedy)
• Barnochora[5]

Others

• Jamidar Darpan (a re-writing of Mir Mosharraf Hossain's play)

• Bangla Academy Literary Award (1976)
• Ekushey Padak (1997)
• Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy honored him as one of the outstanding playwrights in Bangladesh (2008)[4]
• Alaol Literary Award[2]