M Khurshid Alam was in the chair while Professor Waqil Ahmed was the special guest of the session. Professor Afsar Ahmed, Professor Abdus Selim and Ali Imam were the discussants while actress Shanta Islam was the host of the programme.

ISM Mohsin, the Director of the Drama and Film Department of the academy introduced the speakers to the audience.

Professor Afsar Ahmed said, 'Shahid Muneir Choudhury showed us how a playwright can effectively waken a nation against oppression through artistic expressions.'

Ali Imam said, 'Muneir Choudhury had introduced a whole new generation to the world of art and literature. He was the mentor of the present intellectuals of the country.'

'As a craftsman in drama Muneir Choudhury was unparalleled,' added Professor Waqil Ahmed

'Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy has been arranging of discussions on Muneir Choudhury for many years and the academy will continue it in the coming days,' said M Khurshid Alam, Secretary of the Academy.

After the discussion, Shomay, a theatrical group, staged the famous play Kabar by Muneir Choudhury.

Kabar is set against the backdrop of 1952 incidents when students protested against the Pakistani regime's decision to establish Urdu as our national language. In the play, Muneir Choudhury has created an illusive world where Pakistani policemen along with a controversial political leader come to bury the dead bodies of the language martyrs. Through the play Muneir Choudhury has depicted the xenophobia of the then Pakistani leaders and the victory of the common men over them.

In fact, Muneir Choudhy had written this play when he was in jail. That is why, in Kabar, there is presence of explicit darkness and the director of the play Aktaruzzaman has successfully handled the atmosphere and tone of the play.