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   Bangladesh has a vibrant culture that encompasses traditions both old and new. The Bangla language boasts a rich literary heritage, mostly shared by Bangladesh and West Bengal. The first literary text in Bangla is the millenium-old Charyapada. The medieval ages saw much activity in Bangla literature by poets like Alaol and Chandidas. Bangla literature matured in the nineteenth century. The greatest literary icons are Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam. Rabindranath wrote what was later adopted as Bangladesh's national anthem Amar Shonar Bangla, whereas a song of Nazrul was adopted as the Martial song. Contemporary Bangladesh keeps producing a substantial amount of litearture of all forms. Bangladesh also has a rich tradition in folk literature, evidenced by Môemonshingha gitika, Thakurmar Jhuli or stories related to Gopal Bhar and Birbal.

    The musical tradition of Bangladesh is lyrics-based (Baniprodhan), with minimal instrumental accompaniment. The Baul tradition is a unique heritage of Bangla folk music, and Lalon Fakir perhaps the best-known of Bauls. Folk music of Bengal is often accopanied by the ęktara, a string instrument with only one string. Other instruments include the dotara, dhol, khanjan, and tabla, among others. Bangladesh also has an active heritage in North Indian classical music. One of the most famous classical musicians ever from Bangladesh is Ustad Allauddin Khan. Similarly, Bangladeshi dance forms also draw from folk traditons, specially those of the various tribal groups, as well as the broader Indian dance tradition.

    Food is central to Bangladeshi culture and hospitality is viewed as a virtue. The saying "machhe bhate Bangali", literally "fish and rice make a Bengali", epitomizes the importance of food in the Bengali identity. Sweetmeats are also central to Bangladeshi culture, a guest has to be treated with Mishtimukh (literally "Sugarmouth", meaning the guest must eat sweetmeats). They are also avid tea (cha) drinkers as evidenced by the tea shanties which dot the riverbanks and road-sides.

    Bangladesh produces about 60 films a year. However Bangladeshis are avid consumers of Bollywood-made cinema, as well as films from Kolkata, in West Bengal, which has its own thriving Bengali-language movie industry.


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