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

Education and career

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

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

Personal life and death

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

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

Works

Hossain directed notable theatre plays including Khanchar Bhitor Achin Pakhi, Raja Rani, Chand Boniker Pala, Ami Noi, Bibishab and Jugol Bondi.

References

1. ^ "বাবার মৃত্যুর পর মা কেমন আছেন জানালেন ছেলে". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 12 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
2. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ "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.

External links

• Jamaluddin Hossain at IMDb

• 1943 births
• 2024 deaths
• Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology alumni
• Bangladeshi theatre directors
• Bangladeshi male television actors
• Bangladeshi male stage actors
• Recipients of the Ekushey Padak