Nagar Baul News Today

To usher in the new academic year and extend a warm welcome to the incoming students, Dhaka University is going to host a concert featuring the renowned West Bengal bands Chandrabindoo and Fossils. 

The singer last sang for the UK audience 10 years ago.

On Friday, over 5,000 audiences attended "The School of Rock Volume 1" concert at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB), where eight bands headlined by James of Nagar Baul kept the audience at their feet.

BRAC 'Hope Festival' has officially commenced today at the Bangladesh Army Stadium. The festival will continue till February 11. The three-day long festival is free for all and will emphasise the importance of culture, stories, crafts, music, and art.

Famous lyricist Bishu Sikdar, who penned many iconic songs by James including “Shelai Didimoni”, breathed his last on January 21. The lyricist made his mark in the music industry and earned much praise for writing wonderful songs for the band Nagar Baul.

The famed lyricist Bishu Sikdar, who penned many of the renowned musician James’s songs, passed away today (Saturday) at 5 pm. The news was confirmed to The Daily Star by noted musician Bappy Khan.

The music industry in Bangladesh observed a comparatively successful year, in comparison to the pandemic-induced 2020 and 2021. Returning to the full normalcy from the virtual events, this year was warmly greeted with several in-person concerts and programmes from the very beginning.

Sixteen prominent bands of the country entertained the audience at the Army Stadium yesterday, with ecstatic performances taking them back to the nostalgic days of the nineties.

Turning legendary musician Ayub Bachchu's dreams into reality, this year Channel i joined forces with the Bangladesh Musical Bands Association (BAMBA) to create one of the biggest musical events of recent history. 

New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs