| A trip to Bangladesh
by Paul Everton
A new state for an old nation,
Bangladesh has a culture that encompasses factors both old and new. The
Bangla language boasts a rich literary inheritance, which Bangladesh shares
with the Indian state of West Bengal. The earlier literary text in Bangla
is the eighth century Charyapada. Bangla literature in the medieval age
was often either religious or adjustments from other languages . Bangla
literature matured in the nineteenth century. Its greatest icons are the
poets Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam. Bangladesh also has a
long tradition in folk literature, evidenced by Maimansingha Gitika, Thakurmar
Jhuli or stories related to Gopal Bhar.
 The
musical custom of Bangladesh is lyrics-based (Baniprodhan), using minimal
instrumental accompaniment. The Baul tradition is a singular heritage of
Bangla folk music, & in that location are numerous other musical traditions
in using Bangladesh, which one vary from one region to the other.
Gombhira, Bhatiali, Bhawaiya
are a few of the better-known musical forms. Folk music of Bengal is often
accompanied along the ektara, an instrument sustaining only a single string.
Other instruments admit the
dotara, dhol, flute, and tabla. Bangladesh likewise has an alive heritage
in North Indian classical music. Likewise, Bangladeshi dance forms draw
from folk customs, specially those of the tribal groups, as well as the
broader Indian dance tradition. Bangladesh produces about 80 films a season.
Mainstream Hindi films are
also quite popular, as are movies from Kolkata, which has its own thriving
Bengali-language movie industry. As much as two hundred dailies are published
in Bangladesh, along sustaining supplementary than 1800 periodicals. However,
steady readership is low, nearly about 15% of the population.
Bangladeshis listen to a
kind of local and national radio programmes from Bangladesh Betar, as well
as Bangla services from the BBC and Voice of America. there is a land-controlled
television channel, but in the last pack years, privately owned channels
have grown substantially.
The culinary tradition of
Bangladesh has close relations to Indian and Middle Eastern cuisine as
well as having many unparalleled traits. Rice and fish are traditional
favourites leading to a common saying that "fish and rice make a Bengali"
(machhe bhate bangali). Meat Consumption has increased by using higher
production in recent years. Bangladeshis make distinctive sweetmeats caused
by milk products some common ones are Roshogolla, Chomchom and Kalojam.
The two Eids, Eid ul-Fitr
and Eid ul-Adha are the largest festivals in the Islamic calendar. The
day before Eid ul-Fitr is called Chad Rat (the night of the Moon), and
is typically marked by firecrackers. Other Muslim holidays are as well
observed. Major Hindu festivals are Durga Puja and Saraswati Puja. Buddha
Purnima, which marks the birth of Gautama Buddha, is one of the almost
important Buddhist festivals while Christmas, called Borodin (Great daytime)
in Bangla is celebrated by the minority Christian population.
The most significant secular
festival is Noboborsho or Bengali up to date Year, the beginning of the
Bengali calendar. Other festivities include Nobanno, Poush parbon (festival
of Poush) and observance of interior days such Shohid Dibosh.
Cricket is a single of the
virtually all mainstream sports in Bangladesh. In 2000, the Bangla Desh
cricket team was allowed Test cricket status & joined the elite league
of interior teams permitted by the International Cricket Council to play
test matches. Other popular sports let in football (soccer), field hockey,
tennis, badminton, handball, volleyball, chess, carom, and kabadi, a 7-a-side
team-sport played without a ball or even any More equipment, that is the
interior sport of Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Sports Control Board regulates
29 different sporting federations. |
