KUSHTIA, March 19, 2019 (BSS)- A three-day Lalon Memorial Festival will
begin at Lalon’s Shrine in Chheuriya of the district tomorrow.
Introduced by Lalon Shah himself, the festival is held every year to
celebrate Dol Purnima.
The memorial festival will start on March 20 and will run till March 22.
Lalon Academy, a group of elected individuals who look after the Lalon
shrine, in collaboration with the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Kushtia
district administration have jointly organised the festival.
Energy Adviser to the Prime Minister Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury will
inaugurate the festival as the chief guest while Joint General Secretary of
Bangladesh Awami League Mahbubul Alam Hanif, MP, will present as special
guest.
On the occasion additional security measures have been taken around the
shrine area, said Deputy Commissioner of Kushtia Aslam Hossain.
A large number of Baul singers across the country will sing Lalon songs
that seek inner mind and tell about humanity at the festival.
Besides, a village fair (Mela) will also be seen till March 22 on the
festival premises in Chheuriya.