Chattogram Shilpakala Academy honours 10 individuals

Entertainment Desk :
Chattogram Shilpakala Academy awarded 10 individuals in various categories the District Shilpakala Academy Award-2021 and 2022 in recognition of their special contribution to the field of cultural activities, said a press release.
The award ceremony, organised by Chattogram Shilpakala Academy, was held at the Aniruddha Muktamanch of the
academy on Thursday.
Chattogram District Commissioner Abul Basar Mohammad Fakhruzzaman presided over the programme while the Secretary of the Ministry of Culture Md Abul Monsur was present as the chief guest.
The awardees of the District Shilpakala Academy Award-2021 are – Pradeep Dewanji in drama, Kalpana Lala in vocal music, Krishna Biswas in dance, Nazimuddin Shyamal
 in film and Mili Chowdhury in recitation.
Awardees of the District Shilpakala Academy Award-2022 are Kalpataru Bhattacharya in folk
culture, Dev Prasad Das Debu in photography, Soumen Das in fine arts, Md Mostafa Kamal in vocal music and Sanjeev Barua in drama.
Each of the awardees received a certificate, Tk20 thousand, a scarf and a crest from Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. During the programme, the welcome speech was given by the Chattogram Shilpakala Academy Cultural Officer Md Moslem Uddin. Ekushey Padak winning dramatist and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Council member Ahmed Iqbal Haider, Additional Deputy Commissioner (LA) Md Abu Raihan Dolan and the General Secretary of the executive committee of Chattogram Shilpakala Academy, Saiful Alam Babu were present at the event as special guests
on the occasion.