Liaquat Ali Lucky | |
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লিয়াকত আলী লাকী | |
Director General of Shilpakala Academy | |
In office 10 April 2011 –12 August 2024 | |
Preceded by | Kamal Lohani [1] |
Personal details | |
Born | Nawabganj Upazila,Dhaka,East Pakistan,Pakistan | 13 January 1957
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Liaquat Ali Lucky (born 13 January 1957) [2] is a Bangladeshi actor,director,singer,composer and cultural organiser. He served as director general of Shilpakala Academy from April 2011 to August 2024. [3] [4] He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2019. [5] As of 2018,he has acted in 58 theatre plays and directed 82 plays. [2]
Lucky was born to Sheikh Sadek Ali and Majeda Begum on 13 January 1957 in Nawabganj Upazila,Dhaka. [3] He completed his bachelor's and master's in English literature from the University of Dhaka. [6]
Liaquat Ali Lucky took a stand for the government during the repression of the dictatorship Awami League government on the students in the quota reform movement that took place in 2024. [7] During the movement,a group of pro-autocracy Awami artists,including Liaquat Ali Lucky,were active against the movement in a WhatsApp group called 'Alo Ashbei' [8] led by actor Ferdous. After the non-cooperation movement,on September 3,2024,some screenshots related to that WhatsApp group were spread on social media. [9] [10]
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