DHAKA, Sept 1, 2026 (BSS) - A special cultural evening featuring Kazi Nazrul Islam’s Leto Gaan and Kabigaan will be held at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on September 3 evening and it will be open to everyone.

As part of the ongoing celebrations of Nazrul Barsho, the event will be held at 6:30 pm at the auditorium of the National Music and Dance Centre.

Cultural Affairs Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury will attend the event as the chief guest while State Minister Ali Newaz Mahmood Khyom and Prime Minister’s Information and Broadcasting Adviser Dr Zahed Ur Rahman will attend as special guests.

Leto Gaan and Kabigaan are two vibrant folk-art traditions of rural Bengal. In these traditions, songs become conversations, rhythm becomes the pulse of everyday life, and artists become the voices expressing the joys and sorrows of the people, said a press release.