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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 ...

The reader should judge Merchant’s verse, in his new collection Lalon’s Book, for her/ himself. Here is an entire poem titled ‘Epilogue’: I traced a whole alphabet/ Finger on thigh/ I ...

Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi in a statement on Friday condemned the cancellation of permission for organising the two-day ‘Lalon Mela’ in Narsinghpur village of Kashipur union in Narayanganj Sadar.

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 ...

Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Lalon Fakir, Jagadish Chandra Bose—none of their sculptures are recognisable anymore ...

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 ...

Seventy-one political, cultural and social organisations have condemned the Naryanganj administration for not issuing permits to organise the yearly "Sadhu Songo and Lalon Mela", a cultural festival ...

Devotees of Lalon Shah, a 17th-century Bengali social reformer, had organised an event that promotes a mix of Hinduism and Sufism. Sheikh Hasina's ouster in Bangladesh has resulted in a surge in ...

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 suppression of dissent, coupled with the growing boldness of extremist ideologies, risks steering the nation towards a ...