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Our Correspondent, Barisal

The day program of the Barisal divisional conference of Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation was (BGTF) held on Saturday with the slogan of 'Jago Sangram Saje, Jago Kalyan Kaje wake.

Senior advocate, journalist and dramatist Manabendra Batabayal inaugurated the conference by hoisting national and organisational flags at Aswani Kumar Hall premises and holding rally on city roads 10:00 am Saturday morning.

The other sessions of the program held at the auditorium of Shabdaboli Group Theatre presided over by Syed Dulal, presidium member of BGTF.

M Hamid, president, was chief guest and Keramat Mawla and Liakat Ali Khan Lucky, presidium members, Jhuna Chowdhury, secretary general, Aktaruzaman, assistant secretary general and Maruf Kabir, research secretary of BGTF were special guests of the program.

The daylong program included workers conference, receptions of honor to drama activists Habibul Huq Polu of Barisal and late Shamsul Islam Chand of Jhalakati, presenting songs of dramas and staging drama.