Commemorative evening on Sunil held

DHAKA: A commemorative programme to remember Sunil Gangopadhyay, who recently passed away in Kolkata, was held at the Indira Gandhi Culture Centre Auditorium in Gulshan-1 in the city.

The programme started with one of Sunil Gangopadhyay’s favourite singers Iffat Ara Dewan presenting a couple of Tagore songs fitting to the occasion.

Thereafter noted personalities paid their tributes to Sunil Gangopadhyay by reciting poems written by him and in his memories as well as remembering their personal moments with the legendary writer.

Those who paid tributes include poets Belal Chowdhury, Mahadeb Saha, Robiul Haq, Senior Police Official   Ibrahim Fatemi, Famous Actor and Managing Director of Bangladesh Film Development Corporation Pijush Bandopadhyay, noted recitation artists Bhaswar Bandopadhyay, Jayanta Chattopadhyay,  Dahlia Ahmed and Late Humayun Ahmed’s wife  Meher Afroz Shawon.

BDST: 1800 HRS, NOV 25, 2012
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