Rabindra Mela 2016

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Sheikh Arif Bulbon :
On the occasion of the 155th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore, Channel i organised a fair titled AB Bank -Channel i Rabindra Mela on
Channel i premises in the city’s Tejgaon area on May 8, Boishakh 25.
This year, Chairman of Bishwa Sahitya Kendra noted educationalist Prof Abdullah Abu Sayeed and Tapan Mahmud were bestowed with lifetime achievement award. Abdullah Abu Sayeed was honoured for his contribution towards
practicing Tagore literature, while Tapan Mahmud was honoured
for Rabindra Sangeet.
Managing Director of Channel i Faridur Reza Sagor, Director and Head of News of Channel i Shykh Seraj, board of directors of the
channel Abdur Rashid Majumdar, Jahiruddin Mahmud Mamun and Mukit Majumdar Babu, IFIC Bank Managing Director Shah Alam Sarwar, Deputy Managing Director of AB Bank Moshiur Rahman Chowdhury and Poet Asad Chowdhury handed over uttoriyo (celebratory scarf), crest and cheque to the award recipients.
Beginning from 4:00pm, this year’s Rabindra Mela featured the
performance of Rabindra Sangeet by young and veteran singers, Rabindra dance-drama, children’s dance, reciting Tagore poems,
reading out his essays and
drawing on Rabindranath.
In addition, about 25 stalls of small and handicraft industries
were installed at the fair premises.
During the opening ceremony of the programme, noted thespians Ataur Rahman, Ramendu Majumdar, Poet Habibullah Siraji and Syed Salauddin Jaki, among others, were present. The event was also attended by the veterans like Bangla Academy Director General Shamsuzzaman Khan and Laila Hasan, among others. Singer Sadi Muhammad, Tapan Mahmud, Rezwana Choudhury Bannya, Azizur Rahman Tuhin and others rendered songs at the programme. Besides, Rabindra exponents, Rabindra artistes, cultural personalities, litterateurs, editors from
different media houses and
directors of Channel i, among
others, were also present. n
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