Bangla Academy to celebrate 59th founding anniv today

UNB, Dhaka :Bangla Academy has chalked out an elaborate programme to celebrate its 59th founding anniversary on Wednesday.Bangla Academy officials will place floral wraths at the Central Shaheed Minar to pay tribute to the language martyrs. A discussion meeting and cultural programme will be held at Rabindra Chattar on the Bangla Academy premises on 4pm. Essayist Prof Jatin Sarkar will give a lecture on literature in Bangladesh at the discussion, which will be chaired by Bangla Academy president and Dhaka University Prof Emeritus Prof Anisuzzaman.