Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Dhaka University has revoked permission for the cultural organisation Satyen Sen Shilpi Group to organise the Sarat Utsob, an annual festival to mark the arrival of autumn, at the Faculty of Fine Arts' Bakultala premises, deciding instead to organise the festival itself.

The faculty's Dean Azharul Islam told bdnews24.com that the decision not to grant permission to the Satyen Sen Shilpi Group was made during a discussion with stakeholders on Saturday.

"Upon enquiry and verification about them, it was found that the Satyen Sen Shilpi Group applied for permission to hold Sarat Utsob while concealing a lot of information.

"Permission for the Sarat Utsob 1432 was cancelled following a review of their controversial activit...