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Bengal Bikash Finals
Highlighting the opulence of Nazrul songs
On the second day (September 3) of Bengal Bikash finals, participants competed in the Nazrul songs category.

Hiru Shah: A portrait of a Baul
Hiru Shah is among the elderly singers who regularly perform at Lalon's shrine. He learnt Lalon music from Motahar Khondokar. Since the early 1970s he has been rendering Lalon songs at a mazar.

'Brick Lane' filming finishes amid demonstrations and protests
Finally the big screen adaption of Monica Ali's controversial novel titled Brick Lane has finished filming amid protests and demonstrations from some groups of UK Bengali community.

Bangladesh Short Film Forum celebrates 20th anniversary
On the 20^th anniversary, Bangladesh Short Film Forum, an organisation of creative independent filmmakers, launched a six-day film festival on September 2.