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Artists perform dance on the occasion of 26th Nabanna Utsab-1431 being celebrated at Institute of Fine Arts of Dhaka University on Saturday.

Artists perform dance on the occasion of 26th Nabanna Utsab-1431 being celebrated at Institute of Fine Arts of Dhaka University on Saturday.
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