Cultural personalities at a memorial meeting have stressed saving rich Bengali culture from aggression of alien culture to revive the lost social values, glory and humanism.
They viewed this at the discussion followed by a 'Bhaoyaiya' evening organized by 'Bhaoyaiya Angon' at its office here marking the 141st birthday of 'Bhaoyaiya' artist Abbas Uddin Ahmed, widely known as unsurpassed 'Bhaoyaiya' Prince, on Friday night.
'Bhaoyaiya Angon' is a cultural organization working for collecting and preserving 'Bhaoyaiya' songs and conducting training, research and academic activities for 'Bhaoyaiya' artists to flourish the traditional songs.
Veteran 'Bhaoyaiya' artist Harun-Ar-Rashid presided over the discussion.
Chairman-elect of Rangpur District Council and former President of the district unit Command of Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad heroic freedom fighter Mosaddek Hossain Bablu attended the discussion as chief guest.
Former Head of the Department of Bengali of Rangpur Begum Rokeya Government College Professor Mohammad Shah Alam, veteran 'Bhaoyaiya' artist Parimal Chandra Barman, Chairman of 'Bhaoyaiya Angon' Salma Mostafiz, its Founder and Executive Director AKM Mostafizur Rahman addressed as special guests.
Professor Mohammad Shah Alam and AKM Mostafizur Rahman discussed the life and works of Abbas Uddin Ahmed.
Paying rich tribute to Abbas Uddin Ahmed, the speakers said 'Bhaoyaiya' songs with its heart-throbbing musical tunes have fundamentally contributed to developing civilization, culture, social customs and lifestyle on the Brahmaputra basin over the centuries.
The chief guest said the 'Bhaoyaiya' song attracts people of all ages and stressed conducting more research on 'Bhaoyaiya' songs and nurturing and properly preserving the folk-songs as those are still playing an important role in entertaining millions of people.
"The heart-throbbing melody of 'Bhaoyaiya' song always represents healthy Bengali culture to entertain common people for centuries," he said.
