Michael Madhusudan Dutt’s 197th birth anniversary being observed
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JASHORE, Jan 25, 2021 (BSS) – The 197th birth anniversary of legendary Bengali poet and father of Bengali sonnet Michael Madhusudan Dutt is being observed today.
The poet’s birth anniversary is being celebrated on a small scale due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Madhu fair, which is organised annually marking Madhusudan’s birth anniversary at Sagardari, will not be held this year.
‘We will arrange a discussion and cultural programme marking the birth anniversary of Michael Madhusudan Dutt at 3 pm today at Sagardari. The traditional Madhu fair will not be held this year,’ Jashore deputy commissioner Md Tamijul Islam Khan told BSS this morning.