Abul Mansur Ahmad’s death anniv today

The 36th death anniversary of Abul Mansur Ahmad, a renowned litterateur, journalist and politician of the sub-continent, will be observed today (Wednesday), said a press release.
Literary magazine Kaler Dhoni will host a discussion at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the city to the mark the occasion.
A 581-page special issue consisting of 73 new articles by Kaler Dhoni, featuring Abul Mansur Ahmad, and published on the occasion of the 2015 Amar Ekushey book fair, will be unveiled at a programme to be held at 5:00pm at the Jatiya Chitrashala Auditorium.
Professor Emeritus Anisuzzaman will preside over the discussion, while Professor Emeritus Serajul Islam Choudhury, Dr Rafiqul Islam, Ahmad Rafique, Asad Chowdhury, Syed Abdul Maksud, Dr Mizanur Rahman, Golam Kuddus and Mahfuz Anam will take part.
Later, a drama, "Gulliverer Safarnama", based on a story of Abul Mansur Ahmad, will be staged by Vision Theatre.  
One of the greatest satirists of Bengali literature, Abul Mansur Ahmad was a renowned politician, lawyer and journalist. He worked for Krishak, Nabajug and was editor of the daily Ittehad published from Kolkata in 1946 in undivided Bengal. He was a pioneer in modern and progressive journalism.
Abul Mansur Ahmad was the provincial education minister in the United Front Cabinet under Sher-e-Bangla A K Fazlul Huq and the central commerce and industries minister of the Awami League government of Prime Minister Hossain Shaheed Suhrawardy in 1957.
Abul Mansur Ahmad's publications include great satires like Aina, Asmani Purdah, Gulliverer Safar Nama and Food Conference. He authored two autobiographical writings - Atma Katha (About myself) and Amar Dekha Rajnitir Panchash Bachar (50 years of politics as I saw it).
He was also the author of the famous Ekush Dafa (21 points) election manifesto of Jukta Front in 1954 election.
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