A two-day national Rabindra Sangeet festival will be held in Dhaka on May 8 and 9, marking the 165th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore. Organised by the Bangladesh Rabindra Sangeet Shilpi Sangstha, the 37th edition will take place at the Liberation War Museum auditorium in Agargaon.

The festival will open at 4:00pm on May 8, with programmes running daily, including morning sessions from 10:00am. Around 150 performers, along with guest artistes, reciters and dancers, are set to participate. This year’s edition is dedicated to several late cultural figures, while the Kalim Sharafi Padak will be awarded to Rabindra Sangeet artiste Iffat Ara Dewan. Organisers say preparations are in the final stage, with rehearsals ongoing.