Kushtia: The 164th birth anniversary of Bishwakabi Rabindranath Tagore will be celebrated nationally tomorrow through various programs in Shilaidaha under Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia district and other locations.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, alongside Shilaidaha, local administrations will arrange programs at Patisar in Naogaon district, Shahjadpur in Sirajganj, and Dakkhindihi and Pithavog in Khulna, places associated with Rabindranath’s memories. A three-day festival will commence in Shilaidaha featuring discussions, musical performances, and poetry recitations, in collaboration with the Department of Archeology under the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and the Kushtia District Administration. Researcher and Professor Monsur Musa will deliver a commemorative speech at the cultural event.
Additionally, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy has organized a three-day program including cultural functions and an exhibition on Rabindranath Tagore’s artworks. Bangla Academy will also host a discussion to mark the occasion. The day will be observed in Bangladesh’s foreign embassies as well.
To commemorate the day, 600 souvenirs and 20,000 posters will be printed under the supervision of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Poet Rabindranath Tagore, a key figure in Bengali literature, was born on the 25th Baishakh in the 1268 Bengali Calendar at Jorasanko Thakurbari in Kolkata.