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Entertainment Report

A two-day long musical programme, featuring different genres of folk songs, ended yesterday at the National Music and Dance Centre auditorium, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA). BSA arranged the programme titled "Hridoye Bangladesh" to promote folk songs among urbanites. The two-day programme featured 'Bhawaiyya,' 'Gambhira' and songs of Radha Raman and Hason Raja.

On the first day (June 11), a brief discussion was held.

Bikash Kishor Das, director of the department of Production, BSA gave the welcome speech.

Renowned folk singer and researcher Mustafa Zaman Abbasi was the special guest. The chief guest of the programme, Dr Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman, Secretary of the Ministry of Communications, inaugurated the programme. Director General of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Bhuiyan Shafiqul Islam presided over the programme.

On the first day, renowned artists performed 'Bhawaiyya' and songs of Radha Raman. Noted 'Bhawaiyya' artiste Nadira Begum started with a rendition of 'Moishal kisher badey.' The singer also rendered popular numbers 'Mon tui janiao jano na.'

Ashutosh Adhikari rendered another 'Bhawaiyya' song 'Chharilen mor moyare.' Popular singer Subir Nandi rendered a couple of Radha Raman songs including 'Binodini go' and 'Karey dekhabo moner dukkho.'

Among others, Dr Nashid Kamal, Iffat Ara Nargis, Dilruba Khan and Md Azizul Islam rendered songs at the programme.

On the second day, artistes including Akramul Islam, Selim Chowdhury, Jamal Uddin, Nurul Islam and Md Abdus Samad Khan rendered songs of Hason Raja and 'Gambhira.'