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Kshude Gaanraj, a musical competition for children, will begin on Channel i on September 2.

A total of 40 contestants, aged between six and 12, will appear before the jury at the Channel i Meridian Kshude Gaanraj Competition.

This was disclosed at a press conference organised by Channel-I at a city hotel on Sunday.

Faridur Reza Sagar, Managing Director of the Impress Telefilm Ltd, singers Kumar Biswajit and Samina Chodhury, SM Kamal Pasha, Managing Director of Meridian Foods Ltd, among others, were present at the conference.

Sagor said, "We launched a music talent hunts for children in June across the country. Forty musicians from six divisions and Dhaka metropolitan area have been selected in the primary round and they will be short listed by the judges, comprising Kumar Biswajit and Samina Chodhury. The final round of the competition will begin on September 2."

The best singer will be selected through viewers' SMS and judges' marks. The judges said they would guide the contestants to be developed as singers, he said.