Dhaka: Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor on Saturday announced that there will be a Bangladesh Festival in Russia this year where Bangladeshi culture, music, painting and theatre performance will be displayed.

The minister came up with the announcement at the closing ceremony of a seven-day workshop on theatre performance titled ‘Theatre Residency on Direction and Acting’ at Natmandal of Dhaka University.

Russian ambassador in Bangladesh A Nikolaev was present at the ceremony. He said his country will be more co-operative with Bangladesh in cultural exchange in future.

Noor thanked the Russian delegation for organising this workshop. The minister praised Russian ambassador A Nikolaev for his co-operation and interest in Bangladeshi culture.

Noor said cultural activities in the universities have decreased dramatically, saying his ministry is thinking organising a cultural festival with the participation of the students of DU, Jahangirnagar University and Jagannath University.