Ramendu Majumdar (born 9 August 1941) is a Bangladeshi actor, stage director and theater producer. In 2011, he was elected president of the

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(ITI) for the second time. He was the second Asian to be elected to this position since ITI's establishment in 1948 as an initiative of

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. He was awarded

Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak ( bn, একুশে পদক; lit. "Twentyfirst Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contribut ...

by the

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in 2009.

Early life and education

Majumdar was born on 9 August 1941 in Lakshmipur to Kuntal Krishna Majumdar and Leela Majumdar. He studied higher secondary at

Comilla Victoria Government College Comilla Victoria Government College is a college in Comilla, Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest and renowned colleges in Comilla as well as in Chittagong division. The college is located beside of Ranir Dighi on 32 acres of land including its inte ...

. He studied English literature at the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

Career

Majumder co-founded the Bangladesh Centre of the ITI. In 2008, ITI elected him as the president. He was elected again for the same position in 2011. He is the chairman of the Dhaka Arts Centre. Majumder owns a theater group named ''Theater''. As of 2014, the group has produced total 43 plays. He is chairman and managing director of Expressions Ltd, an advertising firm. He founded this firm in 1993 after working for a firm, Bitopi Leo Burnett, for 21 years.

Personal life

Majumdar is married to actress Ferdousi Mazumder. Their daughter, Tropa Majumdar, is also an actress.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Majumdar, Ramendu 1941 births Living people Bengali Hindus Bangladeshi Hindus University of Dhaka alumni Bangladeshi male stage actors Recipients of the Ekushey Padak in arts Bangladeshi dramatists and playwrights Honorary Fellows of Bangla Academy Comilla Victoria Government College alumni