Mamunur Rashid

Acting • 1948-02-29 • Tangail,Bangladesh

Mamunur Rashid is one of the pioneering theatre activists in Bangladesh. He is the chief secretary of leading theatre group Aranyak which plays crucial roles in creating common people aware about their rights through his plays. He was born on 29 February in 1948 in the village Paikora under Kalhati upazila in Tangail. One of the most popular production of his group is Rarang which deals with the life of Santal community. its another production is Ebong Biddyasagar. In 2012, he received Ekushey Padak, the highest civilian award of Bangladesh.