An annual Lalon Mela could not be held in Narayanganj as the district authorities denied the organisers permission to host the event amid "threats from a religious group". Muktidham Ashram and ...

Devotees of Lalon Shah, a 17th-century Bengali social reformer whose moving songs of religious tolerance remain hugely influential, had organised a two-day festival or "mela" in the city of ...

The tarpaulin at the venue has been removed after threats were received to halt the 'Mohoti Sadhusanga and Lalon Mela', a festival held in memory of the mystic saint Lalon Shah in Narayanganj ...

Also read: Mystic healing Devotees of Lalon Shah, a 17th-century Bengali social reformer whose moving songs of religious tolerance remain hugely influential, had organised a two-day festival or ...