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Ramendu Majumdar
Bangladeshi actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ramendu Majumdar (born 9 August 1941)[1] is a Bangladeshi actor, stage director and theater producer. In 2011, he was elected president of the International Theatre Institute (ITI) for the second time.[2] He was the second Asian to be elected to this position since ITI's establishment in 1948 as an initiative of UNESCO.[3] He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2009.[4]
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Early life and education
Majumdar was born on 9 August 1941 in Lakshmipur to Kuntal Krishna Majumdar and Leela Majumdar.[5] He passed his matriculation from Lakshmipur Adarsha Samad Govt. High School and studied higher secondary at Comilla Victoria Government College.[6] He studied English literature at the University of Dhaka.[7]
Career
Majumder co-founded the Bangladesh Centre of the ITI.[1] In 2008, ITI elected him as the president.[1] He was elected again for the same position in 2011. He is the chairman of the Dhaka Arts Centre.[8]
Majumder owns a theater group named Theater. As of 2014, the group has produced total 43 plays.[8] He is chairman and managing director of Expressions Ltd, an advertising firm.[8] He founded this firm in 1993 after working for a firm, Bitopi Leo Burnett, for 21 years.[9]
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Personal life
Majumdar is married to actress Ferdousi Mazumder.[10] Their daughter, Tropa Majumdar, is also an actress.
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