Veteran jatra artiste, director and writer Milon Kanti Dey, a towering figure in Bangladesh’s folk theatre, died on Saturday (February 7) at his residence in Kalishahar, Patiya upazila of Chattogram.

Daminee Benny Basu recalled her love for jatra and the legendary actors who performed on stage over the years. In a social media post, she shared a poster of a production, Neer Bhanga Jhor, and wrote, ...

Bengal’s jatra industry, which was hit hard by the pandemic like most other aspects of life, is finally gearing up to get back on its feet after the state government allowed the folk theatres to ...