Under a joint initiative of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) and Bangla Academy, a Baisakhi fair is being held on the premises of Bangla Academy in Dhaka. Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun inaugurated the fair on Friday which will continue till 20 April. Speaking at the opening ceremony, the industries minister said, "You can see the
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The first piece of AMS is ‘Lost in Translation’ by visual artist Azizee Fawmi Khan. In search of the soul of a lost city, the artist traveled to Panam Nagar, collected some of its snippets including the local folktales and found a connection with the drama ‘Neel Darpan’ by Dinabandhu Mitra.
Though profitable, the commercial production of nakshi kantha has led to the loss of some of its original charm as a medium of rural women’s storytelling.