Ahmed Iqbal Haider

Ahmed Iqbal Haider
আহমেদ ইকবাল হায়দার
Haider receives Ekushey Padak 2021.
Born	Patiya Upazila, Chittagong
Occupation	Theatre director
Awards	Ekushey Padak (2021)

Ahmed Iqbal Haider is a Bangladeshi theatre director. As of 2012, he directed a total 56 plays . ^[1] He serves as the Artistic Director of Theatre Institute Chittagong (TIC). In 2021, he was awarded Ekushey Padak from the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution to drama. ^[2]

Career

Haider debuted in theatre in 1975. ^[3] He is the team leader of Tirjak Natyadal, a theatre troupe based in Chittagong, Bangladesh. ^[1]

Haider is the organising secretary of International Theater Institute Bangladesh Chapter and participated as a Bangladeshi representative in 31st, 32nd and 33rd ITI World Congress. ^[1]

Works

• Bishorjon (by Rabindranath Tagore)
• Rathjatra (by Rabindranath Tagore)
• Raktokarobi (by Rabindranath Tagore) ^{[4] [5]}
• Raja (by Rabindranath Tagore)
• Dakghar (by Rabindranath Tagore) ^[6]
• Merchant of Venice (by William Shakespeare)
• Oedipus (by Sophocles) ^[7]
• Madhumala (by Kazi Nazrul Islam) ^[8]
• Buro Shalikher Gharey Rown (by Michael Madhusudan Dutta)
• Dwarruddha (by Jean Paul Sartre)
• Atotayi (by Selim Al Deen)
• Smriti: '71 (by Zia Haider) ^[1]
• Tarangobhango (by Syed Waliullah) ^[7]
• Swat (by Mamunur Rashid) ^[9]

References

1. "Reflection of life in theatre". The Daily Star. 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
2. "21 eminent personalities named for Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star. 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
3. "'We will arrange another festival in December'-- Haider". The Daily Star. 2004-10-11. Archived from the original on 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
4. "Poor Presentation of Tagore's Classics". The Daily Star. 2009-02-01. Archived from the original on 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
5. "100th show of Tirjak's Rakto Karobi". The Daily Star. 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
6. "Tirjak Natyadal produces Tagore's Raja". The Daily Star. 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
7. "Tirjak Natyamela 2019 concludes". The Daily Star. 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
8. "Theatre Festival". The Daily Star. 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
9. ""Swat" draws full house in Chittagong". The Daily Star. 2013-03-26. Retrieved 2021-02-07.