Today is the 118th anniversary of birth of renowned educationist and playwright Nurul Momen.
Born on November 25, 1906 at Alfadanga in Faridpur, Nurul Momen鈥檚 debut play 鈥楻upantar鈥� was broadcast from Dhaka station of All India Radio in 1942.
His much-acclaimed play titled Nemesis, written in the background of the Bengal famine, was published in 鈥楽hanibarer Chithi鈥� in 1945, which secured him a distinct place in Bangla literature.
Nurul Momen joined the faculty of law at Dhaka University in 1945. His belles-letters 鈥楤ahurupa鈥� was published in 1948. In the same year, he left for England for higher education, and obtained his law degree from London University in 1951.
He used to satirise the inconsistencies and conflicts in contemporary society through many characters in his plays.
His other works include 鈥楯adi Eman Hata鈥�, 鈥楴aya Khandan鈥�, 鈥楢lochhaya鈥�, 鈥楢yaner Antarale鈥�, 鈥楽hatkara Ashi鈥�, 鈥楻uplekha鈥� and 鈥楯eman Ichchha Teman鈥�.
For his contribution to Bangla literature, he received the Bangla Academy Award in 1961and Ekushey Padak in 1978.
Nurul Momen passed away in Dhaka on February 16, 1989.