The group was founded in 1968 in pre-independence Bangladesh at the residence of journalist and TV personality Fazle Lohani, with the actor Ataur Rahman,[1] and playwright Zia Haider.
[2] Over the decades, Nagorik has held productions of plays by playwrights William Shakespeare, Molière, Albert Camus, George Bernard Shaw, Bertolt Brecht and Anton Chekhov, as well as works of Bangla literature by Rabindranath Tagore, Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Dwijendralal Ray, Buddhadeva Bose, Syed Waliullah, Humayun Ahmed and Syed Shamsul Haque.
Some of their most iconic productions include "Dewan Gazi'r Kissa", "Achalayatan", "Nuroldiner Sarajibon", "Irsha", "Roktokorobi" and "Opekkhoman".
In April 2018, Nagorik celebrated its Golden Jubilee[3] with a three-day event at Dhaka's Mahila Samiti on Bailey Road.
[2] Some of Bangladesh's biggest cultural names have been involved with the troupe - Aly Zaker, Sara Zaker, Asaduzzaman Noor, Syed Shamsul Haque, Ataur Rahman, Enamul Haque, Lucky Enam, Abul Hayat, and Khaled Khan, among others.