The Dhaka Theatre has launched a four-day festival in memory of the legendary playwright Selim Al Deen, staging his Liberation War-based drama "Deyal" at the Mahila Samity Auditorium in Dhaka. The festival, which began Friday (August 15), marks Selim Al Deen's 76th birth anniversary and will continue until August 18. In a statement, Dhaka Theatre described the play as "not merely a structure of brick and stone, but a powerful symbol of our nation's unwavering resistance for independence." The festival will conclude on August 18 with the staging of "Nimajjan", another Selim Al Deen classic, directed by Nasiruddin Yousuff. Selim Al Deen, often referred to as Natyacharya (master of theatre), was born on August 18, 1949, in Senirkhil village of Feni's Sonagazi upazila.
