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The history of Lakshmipur district is not very ancient. Similarly, the history of culture in this district is not very old. But the culture of the district has a deep tradition. Foreigners who came by sea (Turkimogal, Pathan, Firingi) and settlements from different parts of the country used to perform kirtan, jatra and kavigan. There was a lot of recitation of hymns and books by the householders. Later yoga jatrapala and drama.

Originally, after the establishment of the Munsefi Court / Chowki in Lakshmipur during the British rule in 160 AD, an urban lifestyle was established and a new trend of cultural practice was started. The main role of the educated society and the court munsefs and lawyers. In this case the names of Prabodh Roy of Barisal and Mahima Ranjan Mitra of Calcutta are found as Munsef. They were assisted by local zamindars and traders. At this time also the practice of self-culture continued in the agricultural society. Munsef and Ukils set up an English school at Lakshmipur in 18th century, a girls' school in Lakshmipur in 1899, a town hall (club) in 1919, a bar in Ukil in 1819, and a Bani Rangalaya Mancha in 1899 AD. They practiced music in their homes, kirtan in temples, town halls and Bani Rangalas, creating fields for music, dance and drama. In the contemporary period, historical hanging fairs were held in Dalalbazar in the interest of zamindars. Apart from shops selling various products, circuses, merry-go-rounds, puppet dances and procession groups used to come to this fair from Kolkata. There was a dance hall at the zamindar's house. Even then, the fair was held every year for the general public.

Rebel poet Nazrul Islam came to Lakshmipur High School premises in June 1926 on the initiative of lawyers. The poet performs music in Daraj's voice: Jago Re Chashi Bharat Basi, Shikal Parar Chhal, Durgam Giri Kantar Maru etc. The poet was given a silver plate and a silver bowl as a reception gift. Later, the poet spent the night at Lakshmipur Town Hall. 1941 AD Dr. Ramesh Chandra Kar Rakshakali of Shakharipara established the opera troupe. Most of their journeys were historical and religious. It was at this time that the ‘Muslim Dramatic Club’ was established who used to stage a play once a week. One of which was in Lakshmipur. At that time there were dramas at Bani Rangalaya, Mandir, Yugihata, Langar Thana, Town Hall. Prominent actors were renowned lawyers Kuntlal Krishna Majumder, Ramni Mohan Gupta, Ashwini Kumar Chowdhury, Narendra Chakraborty (Nara Thakur) of Gouranga Pem, Budada (tea shopkeeper in front of the court), Abdul Hakim Ukil, Tofail Ahmed Chowdhury, Lamcharim Majiru Manu Mia, Sultan Mia of Mia Bari, Kobbad Mia and Mona Mukherjee (Mojibul Haque) of Bhuiyan Bari were child artists.

1947 AD: After the partition of India, Pakistan and India were formed. In conservative Pakistan, the Gaan Bajna Jatra theater was closed due to religious frenzy. Then a selfish fundamentalist group called Ulama Hind angered the people. The paved stage of Bani Rangalaya was demolished, the Muslim Dramatic Club was disbanded, the activities of the public library and town hall were shut down. At this time, the entry of Muslims was completely banned in the center of the famous Jatra Patti of India held at Shyam Sundar Jiur Akhra in Lakshmipur. The cultural courtyard of Lakshmipur was completely forgotten. In this situation, it is not that some people did not try to destroy this friendship during the time of cultural friendship, even after hundreds of attempts, it did not become possible then.

1954: A group of cultural activists build a stage overnight at the door of his house with the help of the late Hakim Ukil, an MLA nominated from the Muslim League. This is the first drama in Lakshmipur Bazar after cultural friendship. Golam Rahman, Azizur Rahman of Tamizuddin Bepari Bari, Atiqur Rahman of Lamchari, Azhar Mia of Moktar Bari, Kobbat Mia and Mona Mukherjee of Bhunabari contributed to this friendship. In 1956, Sabuj Sangha was formed on the banks of Jubilee Dighi under the leadership of Mian Abu Taher and Rezaul Hakim. They were assisted by Golam Rahman, Shashi Chakraborty, Asim Chakraborty, Motilal Nag, Lavanya Sen Gupta. Abdul Hakim Ukil and Kuntal Krishna Majumder acted as advisors. After this, a steering committee was formed in 1956 to renovate Lakshmipur Public Library and Town Hall on the initiative of eminent actors Ramendu Majumder, Golam Rahman, Himadri, Mukherjee and some other cultural personalities. The general secretary of the committee is Ramendu Muzumdar and the cultural secretary is Golam Rahman. On their initiative, 1956 AD, two plays were staged. Since then, it can be assumed that the cultural practice came to life in Lakshmipur district again. Lakshmipur College 1969-61 AD: Salauddin Bhunya edited a college anniversary called Pather Alo. Due to the war of independence it could not be distributed among all.

After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the culture of this country got new life. Drama, music and dance dramas centered on Lakshmipur Public Library and Town Hall were distributed in different places. Loknath Das, Chowdhury Khurshid Alam, Golam Rahman, Pradeep Kumar Pal Robi, Khalilur Rahman Chowdhury, Anwar Hossain, Jagdish Chandra Saha Panchu, Brajendra Kumar Nath, Badak Babul, Lutful Haider Bhulu, Subhash Debnath, Subodh Das and others committed themselves to this work. Apart from this, the local enterprising youth were dedicated to the practice of school or club based culture in the then thana headquarters and also in remote rural areas. Cultural organizations began to form in the city of Lakshmipur. Almost all of them are illuminated by bright light, but some of them are extinguished in a couple of years. 1974 Tridhara Center for Education, Culture and Literature, led by Ismail Jabiullah, Ibrahim Khalilullah, Professor Nani-Gopal Ghosh, Professor ZM Farooqi, Pradeep Kumar Pal Robi, Professor Mobasher Ahmed, Abul Mubarak, Siddique Ullah. Suralaya Shilpi Group in 1976. Jadu Gopal Das, Shamsul Karim Khokon, Motilal Nag, Alok Kumar Kar, Abdur Rahim played the role. Then Trivedi which was led by freedom fighter Razzakul Haider. Professor Khalilur Rahman Chowdhury founded the literary and cultural organization Chakrabak in 1979. Besides, the Municipal Welfare Council was formed as a social and cultural organization. From the formation of the sub-division in '79 AD and the district Shilpakala Academy in '74 AD, culture was practiced on the occasion of National Day. After the establishment of Lakshmipur Theater in 1985, a new tide began in the culture of Lakshmipur. Prior to this, there was an extreme bond of culture for about 10 years. Shamsuddin Farhad (Noakhali), Shahid Ullah Khandaker, Professor Main Uddin Pathan, Advocate Shaibal Saha, Zakir Hossain Bhoona Azad, Selim Reza, Morshed Anwar, Dilip Chowdhury, Abul Hashem, Mostafa Faruk also contributed to the formation of Lakshmipur Theater. Uddin, Abul Kalam Azad, Ziaur Rahman, Manjuman Ara, Israt Jahan Yasmin, Nurnabi Kabir, Ahidur Rahman and others played roles. Lakshmipur Theater is the only organization which has been conducting drama practice and training activities continuously for the last 25 years. In 1989, Lakshmipur Theater was able to become a member of the Bangladesh Group Theater Federation. Later, Lakshmipur Theater created a lot of leadership in the district headquarters. They are A. Hossain Ahmed, Dilip Chowdhury (Star Theater), Babar Mahmud (Sanskriti Sangsad, 2006), Mahbubur Rahman (Haifa, 1990), Tinku Malik (Evolution, 2009), Sirajul Islam (Anirban, 2008), Rafia Ammar. Reshma and Mahtab Uddin Arju (Shatabdi and Gitanjali Parishad).