UNB, Dhaka :
Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor on Wednesday said the country’s folklore with its messages of cultural pluralism and humanity will wipe out extremism, intolerance, radicalism, prejudice and discriminations from society.
“The ugly face of religious orthodoxy and fanaticism has no place in our national culture,” said the minister while inaugurating a workshop on folklore as the chief guest. The five-day international workshop, titled ‘The Third Edition of Folklore Summer School’, began at Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad Auditorium of Bangla Academy. Since its inception in 1955, he said, Bangla Academy has been playing a pivotal role not only in the collection, documentation, study, and publication of folklore materials but also in the development of an appropriate infrastructure for folklore study and research in Bangladesh by inviting eminent folklorists from different countries of the world. Addressing the workshop, Director General of Bangla Academy Professor Shamsuzzaman Khan said, “Now it’s time to judge our development and failure in folklore research, collection and practice.”
Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor on Wednesday said the country’s folklore with its messages of cultural pluralism and humanity will wipe out extremism, intolerance, radicalism, prejudice and discriminations from society.
“The ugly face of religious orthodoxy and fanaticism has no place in our national culture,” said the minister while inaugurating a workshop on folklore as the chief guest. The five-day international workshop, titled ‘The Third Edition of Folklore Summer School’, began at Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad Auditorium of Bangla Academy. Since its inception in 1955, he said, Bangla Academy has been playing a pivotal role not only in the collection, documentation, study, and publication of folklore materials but also in the development of an appropriate infrastructure for folklore study and research in Bangladesh by inviting eminent folklorists from different countries of the world. Addressing the workshop, Director General of Bangla Academy Professor Shamsuzzaman Khan said, “Now it’s time to judge our development and failure in folklore research, collection and practice.”
