A century after his birth, Bangladeshi educationist, playwright, literary critic and political dissident Professor Munier Choudhury’s voice still cuts through Bangladesh’s cultural and political history — sharp, principled and defiantly humane.

Munier Chowdhury's extraordinary contributions—not only through his own work but also by inspiring others and engaging in dialogue—made him unique.

The relevance of Munier’s work today is owing to how he related with his language, Bangla.

This year, the ‘Munier Choudhury Sammanona Padak’ will be awarded to prominent theatre director and researcher Kamaluddin Nilu, while theatre director Bakar Bakul will receive the ‘Mohammad Zakaria Smriti Padak’.

Popular theatrical troupe of the capital, Theatre Angan, is going to stage a play based on eminent Bangladeshi educationist, playwright, and laureate Munier Choudhury’s life, marking his 98th birth anniversary.