Marking the 134th death anniversary of the legendary poet, philosopher, and mystic Fakir Lalon Shah, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) recently organized the three-day Lalon Festival, and now the academy has published the festival's expenditure details on its website.
The festival took place at BSA’s National Theatre Hall from October 17–19.
According to BSA’s official gazette, the total expenditure for this year’s Lalon Festival is Tk 6,80,611.
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The gazette revealed that the expenditure for the pre-event press conference was Tk 9,400, while the cost for the inaugural day of the three-day festival was counted as Tk 1,22,700. Hosted by the BSA Fine Arts department, the festival kicked off with the program titled 'Ashasindhu Teerey' on October 17 by Sharmin Murshid, Adviser to the Ministry of Social Welfare and Women and Child Affairs.
The total expenditure for day two of the festival was Tk 2,57,250, while the concluding day's expenses was Tk 3,00,161.
The academy, which also broadcasted the festival live on its official Facebook page simultaneously, has also revealed the total number of festival-goers and virtual audiences, stating that the event was watched by more than 80,000 in total.