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Artistes perform to celebrate Borsha Utsab 1415
organised by Udichi Shilpi Gosthi at Bakultala at the Fine
Arts Institute of Dhaka University on Sunday.

Entertainment Report

To welcome the monsoon, cultural organisation Udichi Shilpi Gosthi, organised 'Borsha Utsab 1415' on Sunday - welcoming the first day of 'Ashar' - at Bakultala at the Institute of Fine Arts of Dhaka University.

The programme started at 7: 00am in the morning. With a rendition of 'Raaga Mian ki Malhar,' artistes welcomed the season of rain. The programme also included songs, dance and poetry recitation.

Leading and promising artistes - Shahin Samad, Ferdous Ara, Lily Islam, Chandana Majumder, Sajed Akbar, Shafiul Alam Raja, Mamun Zahid Khan and others - rendered songs on rain at the programme.

Apart from Tamanna Rahman, artistes of Nrityam, Shukanya and Spondon staged colourful dance performances. Ahkam Ullah, Belayet Hossain and Maskurey Sattar recited poems. Alongside Udichi, artistes of Shurer Dhara, Dhrubotan, Bonhi Shikha, Sursaptak and Geetanjali participated at the programme.

The programme also included a discussion. Dr Nowazesh Ahmed, Mahmud Selim, Professor Kazi Madina and Jamshed Anwar Topon spoke at the discussion.