The International Folk Music Festival was supposed to be held from January 23, 2025, after five years. But that is now uncertain.
Bengal Foundation has postponed the time of organizing the classical music festival. The last time it was organized was in 2018.
All the arrangements for the sixth festival and discussions with local and foreign artists were finalized, when it was learned that the festival would not be held on the specified date.
Meanwhile, the Bengal Foundation, knowing that there would be a folk music festival, had made preparations to organize the classical music festival. The authorities had also applied for the Army Stadium venue. Although the venue authorities had issued permission before, it was withdrawn, according to various sources.
Although no clear comment has been received from the concerned parties on the matter. No new date has also been announced yet.
Bengal Foundation Director General Luva Nahid Chowdhury told the media, "I will not comment on this now. We have postponed this event. We will inform you when a new date is decided."
It is worth noting that a concert titled Echoes of Revolution is going to be held at the Army Stadium on December 21 to support the families of those martyred and injured in the July-August mass uprising. Pakistani musician Rahat Fateh Ali Khan will sing there.
