Fifteen Barguna artistes honoured

Fifteen prominent artistes were recently honoured for their extraordinary talent in various spheres at an event at Barguna Shilpakala Academy.

A medal, Tk 10,000 and a certificate were given to each artistes with Dr. Md. Moshirul Alam, DC of Barguna as chief guest at the programme. Bijoy Bashak, SP of Barguna, Md. Sahadat Hossain, mayor for Barguna municipality, Abbas Hossain Montu, chairman for Barguna sadar upazila and Md. Shahjahan, president of Sammilito Sanskritik Jote of district unit addressed the gathering, among others.

The artistes honoured at the event were Kashiwhar Chandra Roy (instrumental music), Abdul Halim Bacchu (theatre), Abdul Goni Bayatee, (folk art), Prio Ballov Karmaker (singer), Nittyananda Howlader (Jatra artiste), Md. Hossen Bayatee (folk art), Niranjon Karmaker (Jatra artiste), Shukhranjon Shil (drama), Monindra Nath Mondol, Madhobee Devnath, (singer), Nikhil Chandra Das (instrumental music), Subol Krishna Talukder (artists of art), Zakia Sultana Nargis (drama), Zakir Hossain Panna (singer) and Jahiruzzaman (photographer).