Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- The 76th birth anniversary of eminent playwright and theatre personality Selim Al Deen, widely known as 'Natyacharya', is being celebrated across the country through theatre festivals, seminars, exhibitions, processions and commemorative programmes.

On Monday morning, teachers, students and cultural organisations paid floral tributes at Selim Al Deen's grave on the Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus.

The JU Drama and Dramatics Department arranged daylong programmes featuring theatre songs, a photography exhibition, a commemorative rally, and a seminar where Dhaka University's Theatre and Performance Studies teacher Sudip Chakraborty presented a keynote paper.

Meanwhile, Dhaka Theatre and Gram Theatre jointly organis...