DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jan 7 (BSS) : The Bangla Academy has brought out 102 publications, including reprints and new books, during 2006-2007.

The grand final of the Euro-BangIa Fusion Recipe Competition took place on Sunday at the Tommy Miah Institute of Hospitality Management with six finalists preparing dishes designed to capture the flavours and culinary traditions of Bangladesh and Europe, said a press release.

A two-day film festival of Bangladesh University began on its campus in Dhaka on Thursday with a call for waging a movement against the trend of making obscene films in the country.

The 18th National Rabindrasangeet Festival, dedicated to the late veteran Tagore singer Waheedul Haque, begins at the Central Public Library at Shahbagh in Dhaka tomorrow.