"Drama is a powerful tool in making people aware of contemporary reality. We must express ourselves through drama as it is the most communicative and effective way," said Professor Selim Al Deen while inaugurating the festival at proposed Zahir Raihan auditorium. Professor AKM Shahnawaz, president of Jahangirnagar Theatre, was also present in the session.

The troupe staged a play titled Bajao Panchajonya on the first day. Written by Sajal Bhatyacharya and directed by Sajed Fatemi the play depicts the neglected farmers who struggle for survival. Failing to get a piece of land to cultivate, some landless farmers form a Jatra (a local theatre form) party to earn a living. However, they are halted in their tracks by members of the upper class. Undaunted, they decide to start afresh. Shahtab Siddique, Moyeen, Shajib, Rubel and Rajib performed well.

Aranyak Natyadal, a theatre group from Dhaka, presented their play titled Monga Kahini the following day. This social drama is written and directed by Mannan Hira. The play focuses on the condition of farmers struggling in the northern region of our country during Monga (famine). It also reveals the darker side of the polity.

Apart from these, certificates were also given to those who took part in the workshops titled Theatre related workshop 2004 and Mime workshop 2005 during the inaugural session.

Meanwhile, Jahangirnagar Students' Film Society (JSFS) also held a film screening at the central auditorium to welcome the freshers. A total of six films were screened including Hotel Rwanda, Children of Heaven directed by Majid Majidi, and Matir Moina, a film by prominent director Tareque Masud.