"This has broken a 19-year tradition," said Satyen Sen Shilpi Group General Secretary Manzar Chowdhury Sweet. "We have been organising the festival at Bakultala in Charukola for 19 years. It was only suspended during the COVID pandemic.This time, we couldn't hold it at all. "Despite the obstacles, organisers performed the national anthem, held a brief children's art session, and observed a minute's silence in memory of late musician Farida Parveen.When contacted, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner (Wari Division) Mohammad Harunor Rashid told bdnews24.com, "No prior permission was taken to hold the Autumn Festival in Gandaria." �"bdnews24.com

Source: bd News24 October 10, 2025 16:55 UTC