DHAKA: Legendary singer Farida Parveen (pic) passed away on Saturday (Sept 13) while undergoing treatment at Universal Medical College Hospital in Dhaka. She was 70. Confirming the news to the media, ...

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma yesterday spoke about the enduring spiritual and cultural bond between India and Bangladesh, as reflected in the life and music of Fakir Lalon Shah.

“My body is nothing but a dotara and Lalon songs are like religion to me,” Rob Fakir, a famous Baul singer and Lalon disciple, would always state when asked about himself. Always spotted with a dotara ...

In honour of the 135th death anniversary of Fakir Lalon, the spiritual mystic of the subcontinent and the Baul king, a three-day Lalon festival has been organized in Chheuriya, Kumarkhali, Kushtia.

Singing Lalon songs, a group of singers protested yesterday at Shahbagh over the arrest of a young man for posting lyrics from a Lalon song on social media. Bangladesh Udichi Shilpi Gosthi organised ...

To commemorate the 135th death anniversary of Fakir Lalon Shah, the High Commission of India, through the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre, organised a musical evening titled "Lalon Sandhya" on Thursday.

Dhaka’s skies opened in relentless rain, but mourners gathered undeterred at the Central Shaheed Minar to bid farewell to music legend Farida Parveen. For Rais Uddin, a Lalon devotee, the heavens ...