Sayeed Ahmed | |
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সাঈদ আহমদ | |
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Died | 21 January 2010 Dhaka, Bangladesh | (aged 79)
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Occupation | Playwright |
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Sayeed Ahmed (1 January 1931 – 21 January 2010) was a Bangladeshi dramatist, playwright, writer and sitar player. [1] He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1974 and Ekushey Padak in 2010 by the Government of Bangladesh. [2]
Ahmed was born on 1 January 1931 at Islampur in Old Dhaka in the-then Bengal Presidency in British India into a Mirza family. [3] His mother was Jamila Khatun. [4] His father, Mirza Fakir Mohammad, was the owner of a commercial theatre, Lion Theatre, at Islampur. [5] Ahmed had three elder brothers – Nasir Ahmed, radio personality and journalist Nazir Ahmed and painter Hamidur Rahman. [5] Ahmed studied at Dhaka Collegiate School. [5] He completed his bachelor's in international studies from the University of Dhaka. [4] He later studied for his master's at the London School of Economics in 1954. [5] In 1956, Ahmed moved back to Lahore and joined the public service. [5]
Ahmed, along with Shamsur Rahman and Hasan Hafizur Rahman, compose and wrote radio plays in the early 1950s. [5] He played sitar in BBC and acted on stage in London and New York. [5] [6] He was the sitarist during the Europe tour of Uday Shankar. [5]
Ahmed served as the secretary of Ministry of Youth and Sports and the director general of Bangladesh Television. [5] He served as guest lecturer in Georgetown University, and other academies in Brazil, China, France, Germany, The Netherlands, India, Japan, Malaysia and Russia. [5]
Ahmed was married to Parvin Ahmed. [4] He had two brothers - journalist Nazir Ahmed and sculptor Hamidur Rahman. [7]
Ahmed's plays was translated into French, German, Italian, Urdu and Punjabi and were staged by different troupes in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and United States. [5] He created "Bishwa Natok", a program in Bangladesh Television, where he introduced and directed plays of international fame. [8]