Jamaluddin Hossain

Jamaluddin Hossain
জামালউদ্দিন হোসেন
Born(1943-10-14)14 October 1943
24 Parganas, Bengal Province, British India
Died11 October 2024(2024-10-11) (aged 81)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materBangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Spouse
Rowshan Ara Hussain
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(m. 1965)​

Jamaluddin Hossain (8 October 1943 – 11 October 2024)[1] was a Bangladeshi actor, director and theatre activist.[2] He was awarded the Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2013.[3]

Education and career

Hossain was born on 14 October 1943 in 24 Parganas in the then Bengal Province, British India.[1][4] After the 1947 partition of India, his family settled in Chittagong in the then East Bengal.[1] He first studied in Saint Placid's School in Chittagong.[1] He then graduated from Chittagong College and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.[5] He was a classmate of actor Abul Hayat in these institutions.[6]

Hossain was a member of Nagarik Natya Sampradaya, a theatre troupe from 1975 until 1995.[5] In 1997, he started his own troupe Nagarik Natyangan Ensamble and served as its general secretary.[7] He was the presidium member of the Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation (BGTF) and general secretary of the Betar Television Shilpi Sangsad.[8]

Personal life and death

Hossain married actress Rowshan Ara Hussain in 1965.[1] They met while they were the members of the theatre troupe Nagarik Natya Sampradaya.[7] Their son, Tasfin Hossain Topu, is an assistant professor at Mount Royal University in Calgary.[9]

Hossain was under treatment at Rockyview General Hospital in Calgary when he died on 11 October 2024, at the age of 81.[9]

Works

Hossain directed notable theatre plays including Khanchar Bhitor Achin Pakhi, Raja Rani, Chand Boniker Pala, Ami Noi, Bibishab and Jugol Bondi.[10][11][7][2][12][13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "বাবার মৃত্যুর পর মা কেমন আছেন জানালেন ছেলে". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 12 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Nagorik Natyangan Ensemble goes to Kolkata". The Daily Star. 24 April 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  3. ^ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Nagorik Natyangan Ensemble celebrates the actor's birthday". The Daily Star. 14 October 2003. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Theatre as an indispensable part of existence". The Daily Star. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Dhaka: Yesterday, today and tomorrow". The Daily Star. 7 August 2006. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "Jamaluddin and Rowshan Ara strive for novelty". The Daily Star. 5 November 2003. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Theatre practice in Bangladesh has not become stagnant - Jamaluddin Hossain". The Daily Star. 15 June 2005. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  9. ^ a b "অভিনেতা জামাল উদ্দিন হোসেন মারা গেছেন". Ittefaq. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Nagorik Natyangan Ensemble's upcoming production : Khanchar Bhitor Achin Pakhi". The Daily Star. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Three New Plays Staged Over the Weekend". The Daily Star. 6 February 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Theatre festival by Nagarik Natyangan Ensemble ends". The Daily Star. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Theatre festival to pay homage to Kalim Sharafi". The Daily Star. 30 December 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2018.