Ekhono Kritodash (Still a Slave)

“Ekhono Kritodas” (Still a slave) by renowned Bangladeshi writer Abdullah Al Mamun is a powerful play focused on poverty, hunger and post-independence(Liberation of Bangladesh in 1971) class inequality. It shows how, even after freedom, a large portion of society remains trapped in deprivation. Through Bakka Mia, the play portrays endless hunger that turns people into “slaves” of survival. It highlights how independence brought comfort for some, while others remained in slums and darkness. Tuhurun’s forced sale of her body reflects the extreme poverty and exploitation rooted in hunger. The play presents a stark picture of the divide between rich and poor and the harsh realities of social oppression.