Cultural delegation

State Minister for Cultural Affairs Selima Rahman is flanked by the members of the cultural team. Secretary of the Ministry Moddabir Hossain Chowdhury and Director General of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy are seen in the photo

The Bangladesh Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) will organise the festival to promote Bangladeshi products in Australia while the cultural delegation will perform Bangladeshi songs and dances. The aim is to familiarise the Australians about Bangla-desh's arts, culture and heritage.

The Member of the Parliamen-tary Standing Committee on Ministry of Cultural Affairs M Rashiduzzaman Millat MP leads the delegation, which is comprised of noted and promising singers, dancers and instrumentalists, said a press release.

Among the delegation are the country's leading singers Farida Parveen, Rafiqul Islam, Abida Sultana, and others.