Joy Bangla Sangskritik Sammanona in Montreal

Eminent actor, cultural personality and Shadhin Bangla Betar Kendra Shabdo Shoinik Syed Hasan Imam recently conferred Joy Bangla Sangskritik Sammanona 2015-16, in Montreal, Canada. He handed over awards to different personalities at a cultural programme at Côte-Des-Neiges library auditorium, says a press release.

Shafiul Islam and Tripti Das received lifetime achievement awards for their contributions to music. Shantanu Dey was conferred the award posthumously in music. Sharmila Dhar, Monika Muna, Anuja Datta and Ruby Talukdar also received awards in music.

Saroarul Haque (instrumentalist), Shankar Roy Chowdhury (sound management) and several journalists -- Himangshu Shekhar Dhar, Jharna Babu (posthumous), Dilip Chowdhury, Sadera Sujan, Sharif Iqbal Chowdhury, KM Tanveer Yusuf Rony, Mahmudul Hasan Rubel and Professor Bidyut Bhowmik (columnist) received awards at the programme.