DU Annual Central Theatre Fest starts today

The 15th Annual Central Theatre Festival, organised by Dhaka University, will kick off from today.

The festival has returned with an arrangement of six days, featuring nine plays. The inauguration of the festival will be held at the Natmandal auditorium at 7 pm, tonight.

State Minister of Cultural Affairs, K M Khalid will attend the event, while Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University, Professor Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman, will inaugurate the festival. Treasurer Mamtaz Uddin Ahmad will grace the occasion as special guest, while the Chairman of the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, MD Ashiqur Rahman, will preside over the programme.

The organisers will also felicitate legendary cultural personality Ramendu Majumdar.