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Liaquat Ali Lucky
লিয়াকত আলী লাকী
Director General of Shilpakala Academy
In office
10 April 2011 – 12 August 2024
Preceded byKamal Lohani
Succeeded bySyed Jamil Ahmed
Personal details
Born (1957-01-13) 13 January 1957 (age 67)
Nawabganj Upazila, Dhaka, East Pakistan, Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka

Liaquat Ali Lucky (born 13 January 1957) is a Bangladeshi actor, director, singer, composer and cultural organiser. He served as director general of Shilpakala Academy from April 2011 to August 2024. He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2019. As of 2018, he has acted in 58 theatre plays and directed 82 plays.

Early life and career

Lucky was born to Sheikh Sadek Ali and Majeda Begum on 13 January 1957 in Nawabganj Upazila, Dhaka. He completed his bachelor's and master's in English literature from the University of Dhaka.

Criticism

Liaquat Ali Lucky took a stand for the government during the repression of the dictatorship Awami League government on the students in the quota reform movement that took place in 2024. During the movement, a group of pro-autocracy Awami artists, including Liaquat Ali Lucky, were active against the movement in a WhatsApp group called 'Alo Ashbei' led by actor Ferdous. After the non-cooperation movement, on September 3, 2024, some screenshots related to that WhatsApp group were spread on social media.

Awards

  • Dhaka University Gold Medal (1984)
  • The Unique Group Gold Medal (2000)
  • The Face of Bengal Award (2004)
  • Honorary Cultural Envoy of Japan Award (2004)
  • Munier Chowdhury Medal (2013)
  • Poet Mahbub ul Alam Chowdhury Award (2015)
  • Journalist Bojlur Rahman Memorial Medal (2015)
  • Dr Bhupen Hazarika Byatikrom International Award (2018)

References

  1. "Lucky new DG of Shilpakala". The Daily Star. 2011-04-11. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  2. ^ "Lucky to receive Bhupen Hazarika Byatikrom Int'l award". New Age. 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  3. ^ "Tete-a-tete With Liaquat Ali Lucky". Daily Sun. 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  4. "Stars who will receive the Ekushey Padak for 2019". The Daily Star. 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  5. "21 named for Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star. 2019-02-07. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  6. লিয়াকত আলী লাকী (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  7. "Shock and surprise grip entertainment arena after chats discovery". daily-sun. September 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  8. "Alo Ashbei WhatsApp group message leaked". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  9. "'Throw hot water on protesters': 'Alo Ashbei' artistes' WhatsApp group under fire". The Daily Star. 2024-09-03. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  10. "Leaked conversation of artists speaking against student movement goes viral". The Business Standard. 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
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