DHAKA, Feb 25, 2020 (BSS) – Radwan Mujib Siddiq, a grandson of Father of
the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, stressed presenting history in
a way that captures the imagination of youths as he enjoyed the docudrama
‘Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale’ with students.
“We need to understand how to communicate with younger generation,” he
said in an interactive session with students following the re-screening of
the docudrama at the auditorium of University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh
(ULAB) on Monday.
Emphasizing the need for letting the young generation know history, Radwan
Mujib Siddiq referred to different projects such as Mujib Graphic Novel and
Joy Bangla Concert that brings history closer to the youths in an interactive
manner.
Reflecting on the docudrama of which he was a co-producer, he remarked
that his idea was to bring forth the vignettes and anecdotes of Sheikh Hasina
as the daughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman that are often lost
under the weight of her role as the premier of the country.
“It took me and Piplu Vai (director of the docudrama) five hours to wait
for having a conversation with my aunt (Sheikh Hasina). As she was putting my
son to sleep, she was reluctant to join us to get filmed. I told her to come
with the baby in her lap,” said Radwan, also a trustee of Centre for Research
& Information (CRI).
That was the beginning of the journey of a visual storytelling spanning
five years culminating in the docudrama titled ‘Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale’.
An entire audience of 200 students got their eyes riveted to the screen
since this is the first time the untold stories of the prime minister as the
daughter of Bangabandhu came alive through a creative form storytelling.
Other ULAB officials were also present at the auditorium on the occasion
organized marking the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation.
At the end of the screening of the film, Radwan and Piplu Khan took to the
stage and responded to a number of questions posed by the youths.
