With the aim to strengthen the bilateral relations between India and Bangladesh, an inaugural edition of the Sylhet-Silchar Festival was organised recently in Assam’s Barak Valley celebrating the cultural ties between the two countries.
Sylhet-Silchar Festival
Published by: Team GI Youth
Published on 07, Jan 2023
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