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Meanwhile, Brahmanbaria Additional Superintendent of Police Rais Uddin has been transferred, a Police Headquarters notification said yesterday.
With him, a total of 20 police officials, including the additional SP, assistant SPs and officers-in-charge in the district, have been transferred so far after the Hefajat mayhem.
At least 15 people were killed in clashes between law enforcers and Hefajat men in Brahmanbaria on March 26-27.
A total of 56 cases have been filed with different police stations in the district against 39,000 people, including 414 named, over the Hefajat mayhem.
On March 26, Hefajat activists vandalised and torched Brahmanbaria Railway Station, halting Dhaka s railway links with Chattogram and Sylhet. The demonstrators set fire to the control panel of the station and torched seven rooms.
Rafi Hossain: Today, we have two guests with us, Honourable Ambassador of Japan, ITO Naoki sir and our beloved singer, songwriter, and actor Tahsan Khan.
Your Excellency, could you tell us more about how Japan Fest first started?
ITO Naoki: Japan Fest first started about ten years ago to showcase Japanese culture. Previously, we would have an in-person event for people to come to the venue and enjoy a hands-on experience of Japanese culture, such as ikebana, bonsai, tea ceremony, or even trying on a kimono. I believe it s a great way to get to know a foreign culture. During in-person events, we would host this at the Shilpakala Academy. A few years ago, we even had around a thousand people taking part in it in one day, and it was a very successful event. Moreover, Bangladeshi and Japanese people also have certain similarities and a natural sense of affinity between themselves. For instance, Japan and Bangladesh love greenery, and both are rice-cultivating nations. Both countrie
Noted sculptor and retired Dean of Chamarajendra Government College of Visual Arts (CAVA) V.A. Deshpande passed away early on Sunday. Mr. Deshpande, 66, was ailing for some time. He leaves behind his
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy hosts virtual celebrations on Rabindra Jayanti
Screengrab from the live programme. Tiasha Idrak Tiasha Idrak
Today marks the 160th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, the polymath who reshaped Bengali music and literature. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) organised an online programme to celebrate the day. As the country enforced restrictions on public movement to curb Covid-19 transmission, BSA opted to pay a tribute to the poet virtually, just as the year before.
The virtual event was hosted by singer Tapan Mahmud, and inaugurated by M Badrul Arefin, Secretary of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. It was presided by Liaquat Ali Lucky, Director General of BSA.