Christening Novo Theatre
Mithun Das, Kabi Jasim Uddin Road, Kamalapur, Dhaka
Yet again another name drama has been staged. The recently inaugurated Novo Theatre which finally was named "Moulana Bhasani Novo Theatre" was renamed thrice. When the BNP in their previous term initiated it, they named it as Dhaka Novo Theatre. Coming into power, the Awami League changed the name into Bangabandhu Novo Theatre. After regaining the power in the 2001 election, the BNP reverted to their previous name. But this name also could not survive long. At last it has been named Moulana Bhasani Novo Theatre. In Bangladesh a culture of giving name and changing it has been developed. From a tiny structure to a huge one, everything has to be named politically. As a result, with the change of regime these names cannot survive long. I don't support this name game. If a man has a great role in something , only then it will be justified to name it after him. For this, I support the naming of Baidyanath Tola as Mujibnagar. But I cannot support the naming of Bangabandhu Bridge. It would be better if it were named after Sher-e-Bangla, because he was the first person who dreamt of it.
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