Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi

Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ উদীচী শিল্পীগোষ্ঠী) is the largest cultural organisation in Bangladesh. The organisation's goal is the struggle to build what it deems a just, free, and equal society. It was organised in East Pakistan by revolutionary novelists Satyen Sen, Ranesh Das Gupta along with numerous youths in 1968, and through 1971 it operated a cultural campaign. At the opening of the Bangladesh Liberation War, its members fought for independence. In 2013, the organisation was awarded the Ekushey Padak, the country's most prestigious award.[1][2][3] 1999 Jessore bombings by Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh,[4] in which 2 time bombs killed 10 people and injure another 150, was a terrorist attack on Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi (see list of massacres in Bangladesh.[5][6][7][8]

Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi
বাংলাদেশ উদীচী শিল্পীগোষ্ঠী
Formation1968
FounderSatyen Sen, Ranesh Das Gupta
TypeCultural
HeadquartersDhaka
Location
  • 14/2 Topkhana Road, Dhaka
FieldsMusic, Drama, Dance, Recitation, Painting and literature
Official language
Bangla, English
Websiteudichi.org.bd

References

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  1. ^ Udichi official site
  2. ^ Ahmed, Ekram (2012). "Udichi". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. ^ "Udichi's anniversary celebration across the country". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
  4. ^ "Ferocious HujiB now on the wane". dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh blasts kill seven". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC News. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  6. ^ "142 killed in 535 bomb attacks during 1999-2005 - 27599.php-24-06". observerbd.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Udichi observes Jessore tragedy day in city - New Age". newagebd.net. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Bangladesh bomb kills nine". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC News. Retrieved 19 September 2016.