<\/a>Surer Dhara singers are in the final stage of their preparation for performance to celebrate the last day of the Bangla calendar known as Chaitra Sankranti and the Pahela Baishakh, the first day of another Bangla year,
\nthrough a series of programmes.
\nEach day, the singers and dancers are holding rehearsals at the Lalmatia Girls\u2019 High School.\u00a0 Around a thousand singers from across the country will present different genres of songs on the Chaitra Sankranti celebrations programme at the Lalmatia Girls\u2019 High School premises on Saturday evening.
\nOn the following day the same number of artistes will perform at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center to welcome the Bangla New Year 1420.
\nEminent Tagore singer Rezwana Chowdhury Bannya, who is also the principal of the music school, will lead the choir in both the programmes.
\n\u2018Surer Dhara is celebrating Chaitrasankranti and Pahela Boishak for the past ten years. This year is significant to us as it will mark the institution\u2019s 20th founding anniversary\u2019, Bannya said.
\nThe Chaitrasankranti celebrations will continue till the midnight, said the organisers. In the programme, different Tagore songs highlighting the festival and the coming season will be presented.
\nThe Pahela Baishakh celebrations will start at 5:30am and it will continue till 9:00am, they said.
\n\u2018Besides chorus, invited solo artistes will present songs and dance highlighting the Pahela Baishakh celebrations,\u2019 Bannya said.
\nThe singers from outside Dhaka were selected from their participations in previous programmes of Surer Dhara, the organisers said.
\nAnd these participants are enthusiastically participating in the rehearsals despite the regular hartals. \u2018I\u2019m excited about the programme and now staying in Dhaka at my relative\u2019s house for the rehearsal,\u2019 Rini from Manikgonj, said.
\nAnother participant, Ullash from Gazipur, said, \u2018I hope the festival will wash away all the evils and it bring new spirit to our nation\u2019.<\/p>\n

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