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Dramatist Mannan Hira no more

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Published: 22:00, 23 December 2020   Update: 22:46, 23 December 2020
Dramatist Mannan Hira no more

Dramatist Mannan Hira is no more. He has died of cardiac arrest.

He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital around 8:00 pm on Wednesday (December 23).

Playwright Mamunur Rashid confirmed the matter.

Mannan Hira was a member of Aranyak Natyadal and was involved in the street theatre movement. He was the former president of Bangladesh Path Natok Parishad.

Mannan Hira penned around 15 theater plays, including Laal Jamin, Bhager Manush, Mayur Singhasan and Sada-Kalo. Murkha Loker Murkha Kotha is one of his street plays.

In 2014, Hira debuted as a filmmaker through Ekatturer Khudiram, a children’s film based on the War of Independence.

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