172 theatre troupes to perform in Ganga Jamuna Cultural Festival 2022

After almost one year, the Ganga Jamuna Cultural Festival will finally return to the capital. The festival will kick-off on October 21, at the premises of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA).

The 11-day-long festival will have a variety of plays, elocutions, singing and dance performances, by 172 different theatre troupes from Bangladesh and India.

Thespian Ataur Rahman, also known as Mancha Sarathi, will inaugurate the opening ceremony at 6 pm, at the auditorium of the National Theatre Hall. The programme will be presided by the convener of Ganga Jamuna Shangskritik Parshod, Ghulam Kuddus, while Minister of Cultural Affairs, K M Khalid, MP will grace the occasion as the Chief Guest.

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The welcome speech for the event will be delivered by Aktaruzzaman, Member Secretary of the festival board, who will also take on the role of the event's host.

All dance performances will be directed by Warda Rihab.

Cultural personalities including the likes of Ramendu Majumdar, Asaduzzaman Noor, MP, Mamunur Rashid, Nasur Uddin Yousuff, Liaquat Ali Lucky and Md Ahkam Ullah, along with Shah Alam Sarwar, Managing Director and Chief Executive, IFIC Bank Limited, will be attending the programme as special guests. 

The event is being arranged with the support of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, BSA and IFIC Bank Limited.