Momtazuddin Ahmed

Momtazuddin Ahmed (18 January 1935 – 2 June 2019) was a Bangladeshi playwright-actor and educationist. He was also active in the field of culture, performance, literature and other socio-political activities. His theatre activities were mostly in the field of satire. Career Ahmed taught Bengali, Sanskrit, and European drama in several non-government and government colleges for over 32 years. He served as a professor in the department of Bengali, at Jagannath University and a part-time lecturer at the department of Music and Dramatics, at the University of Dhaka. Ahmed was involved in teaching, writing and acting in his career. He was an activist at the Bengali language movement. Rabindra Bharati University included his writings Raja Onushwarer Pala and Ki Chaho Shankhachil in its curriculum. Ahmed was in charge of formulating the national curriculum and text books from 1976 to 1978.