Dhaka: Bangla Academy celebrated its 60^th founding anniversary on Thursday.

A discussion was organised at the Bangla Academy main auditorium in the afternoon marking the diamond jubilee.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith was the chief guest at the programme while Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor, West Bengal Bangla Academy President Sauli Mitra and Bangio Sahittyo Parisad President Baridbaran Ghosh were special guests with Bangla Academy president Prof Emeritus Anisuzzaman in the chair.

Bangla Academy director General Prof Shamsuzzaman Khan gave the welcome speech at the discussion.

Meanwhile, a commemorative lecture on ‘Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad’ was held before the discussion.

Writer and researcher of Chennai, India VB Ganeshan delivered the lecture.

Country’s renowned litterateurs and writers and those involved with Bangla Academy since its inception also attended the diamond jubilee programme.