Alliance Française de Dhaka is set to host the launch of the much-anticipated book “Folk Melody of Bangladesh” on Friday October 11. It is an anthology of Bangladeshi folk music presented in standard ...

He served as Director General of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, wrote more than 21 books, and represented the country at numerous international forums. His anthologies—"History of Folk Music", ...

A Catholic diocese in Bangladesh has featured religious folk music during an annual spiritual gathering as part of an effort to save this popular tradition from extinction. Two Pala Gaan (folk musical ...

An exhibition titled "Bangabandhu Folk Art and Folk Music" is underway at Nalini Kanta Bhattashali Exhibition Gallery of the Bangladesh National Museum in capital Dhaka. The exhibition, held from Oct.

Ekushey Padak-winning folk artist Shushama Das has passed away. She was 95. She breathed her last on Wednesday afternoon at her residence in Hawladar Para, Sylhet. The esteemed artist had been ...

Bangladeshi folk singer Rahul Ananda has said he narrowly escaped arson of his home as attacks on the Hindu minority spark fears of religious persecution in the restive south Asian country. Mr Ananda, ...

I am neither a musician nor a music critic. Nor am I trained in assessing the technicality of a music performance. However, as a trained feminist anthropologist, I love to follow—borrowing Arjun ...

This high-profile event will highlight various aspects of the lives of Bangladeshi expatriates in Saudi Arabia, offering ...

Police in Bangladesh have arrested a popular folk singer for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Muslims following comments he made at a recent concert that triggered protests from ...