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Language and culture

Munshiganj's position on the map of Bangladesh is very much like a central island. The Padma is bounded on the south, Meghna on the east, Dhaleshwari Shitalakshya on the north, and Kaliganga and Arial Beel on the west. But business, trade, education, culture, and the need for people to travel to other dialect areas for professional needs, and the arrival and residence of people from other dialect areas, have become a mixed language today. Due to the proximity of Munshiganj district capital to Dhaka, there has been a lot of exchange with the dialects of the remote areas of Dhaka prevalent in Dhaka. Gazaria of Munshiganj was formerly part of Comilla district and was influenced by the language of Comilla region.

     Munshiganj (Bikrampur) is a rich region in terms of geography and other social factors. At one time the education, culture, trade and commerce of Bengal had an absolute influence on the whole of Bengal. Although it has been famous as a center of trade and commerce since time immemorial, the culture-minded people of Munshiganj are active through music, drama, dance and literature. The cultural atmosphere of Munshiganj has been formed with the people of Padma, Meghna, Dhaleshwari, their life and livelihood, their happiness and sorrow, laughter and tears. At one time Shirshendu Mukherjee, Jayabar, Manik Bandopadhyay, Satyen Sen's great writers and at the present time. Humayun Azad, Rabia Khatun and Imdadul Haque Milon have enriched not only Munshiganj but also Bangladesh and Bengali literature. Badre Alam and Sadananda Baruli were the ones who kept the faint trend of music in a single effort in the fifties and sixties. In the pre-independence era, music practice in Munshiganj was confined to a few families. Munshiganj's first music school "Banshari Sangeet Vidyalaya" was established on the second floor of Harin Kutir in the city after independence. It has been contributed by Prof. Sunirmal Chakraborty, Joyns Kumar Sanal, Matiul Islam Hiru, A. Y. M Mohsin, Krishnachandra Pal, Sardar Nisar Ahmed, Shahidullah Shahid and the late Hasan Ali. This school was the first to teach music in a systematic way. Munshiganj Music Academy, Sophia Music School was established along the path of flute. Artists and trainers are being created.

  The Natya Mancha adjacent to the Jagadhatri temple in the city plays a leading role in the field of drama. Several plays have been staged here since the fifties. In the post-independence period, the name of the group that took vows to practice drama in the theater of Munshiganj was Prabha Natyagosthi. Moreover, Ghas-Fulundi and Saukhin Natyachakra pioneered Natangan in Munshiganj. Along their way, many literary organizations including irregular literary and cultural groups, Munshiganj Theater, Theater Circle were formed in Munshiganj. Munshiganj's dance is as rich as music and drama.

 

   Below are the names of the cultural organizations that have contributed to the development and nurture of culture in Munshiganj district at different times:

 (1) District Shilpakala Academy, (2) Prabaha Natyagosthi, (3) Ghas Phul Nadi Sahitya O Sanskritikogsthi,

  (4) Irregular literary and cultural groups, (5) Soukhin Natyachakra, (6) Munshiganj Sangeet Academy, (6) Munshiganj Theater, (6) Munshiganj Theater Circle, (9) Chitrangan Vidyalaya, (10) Sophia Sangeet Vidyalaya, (11) ) Joy Jayamatmi Jalsa Sangeet Academy, (12) Munshiganj City Drawing School, (13) Natyabindu, Baligaon.

Here are the names of some of the cultural personalities of Munshiganj who have taken the culture of Munshiganj and Bangladesh to a unique height:

Chashi Nazrul Islam (filmmaker), Abdul Jabbar Khan (father of Bengali films), Tele Samad (film actor)

Abdul Quader (Prominent Actor), Gowhar Jamil (Choreographer and Choreographer), Mohammad Abu Taher (Literary and Drama Writer), Abdur Rahman Bayati (Baul Artist), Savitri Chatterjee (Film Actress), Laila Hasan (Choreographer and Actress) , Nazma Anwar (Actress), Ferdous Wahid (Popular Vocalist),

Habib (Music Director & Singer), Balam (Music Director & Singer), Shirin Bakul (Actress), Riya (Dancer & Model), Artist Abdul Hai (Music, Picture, Drama), Shri Jiten Chakraborty (Drama), Sarbindu Sen (Drama, Recitation), Shri Manmohan Mukherjee (Music, Tabla), Gias Uddin Ahmed (Drama), Mizanur Rahman (Music, Drama).