Ataur Rahman made AL advisory council member

Ataur Rahman. Photo: Collected
Ataur Rahman. Photo: Collected

Theatre personality Ataur Rahman has been made a member of the Awami League (AL) Advisory Council.

AL president Sheikh Hasina nominated Ataur exercising her power bestowed upon her through the party’s 20th national council held on 22-23 October, 2016, said a press release signed by AL office secretary Abdus Sobhan Golap on Saturday.

With the induction of the Ekushey Padak-winning theatre personality into the AL Advisory Council, the number of its members has risen to 43.

Ataur Rahman received the Ekushey Padak in 2001 for his contribution to theatre.

Ataur Rahman, who was born in 1941, completed his masters in Science in 1964 from University of Dhaka.