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On the occasion of Kali O Kalam award ceremony, a two-day programme has been arranged at Bengal Shilpalay in Dhanmondi of the capital.
On the opening day of the programme, a discussion and recitation programme titled ‘Kabita O Kathan’ will be held today at 6 pm, where previously, honoured writers and poets will take part.
The prestigious ‘Kali O Kalam Tarun Kabi O Lekhak Purushkar 2022’ (Kali O Kalam Young Poet and Writer Award 2022) will be conferred on January 28 at an award ceremony at Bengal Shilpalay in Dhanmondi of the capital. Prominent artist Hashem Khan will be present as the chief guest of the festival. Presided over by Professor Syed Manzoorul Islam, Imdadul Haq Milan, Abul Momen, and Khaled Hossain will attend the event too.
One of the most acclaimed plays, ‘Kohe Birangana’ will be staged in the second segment of the event. Kohe Birangana is a theatrical adaptation of Michael Madhusudan Dutt’s Birangona Kabya. The play has been adapted and directed by Shubhashish Sinha.
By referring to and illustrating these women’s letters to their husbands, the play depicts both the agony they suffered under patriarchy, their struggles, and their sacrifices.