Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Amid a respite from the rain, autumn has arrived in Bangladesh. To herald the season, the Satyen Sen Artist Group has arranged the 'Autumn Festival,' in the city to spread the colours and happiness of autumn.

The programme began with music and a pledge to establish purity, virtue and welfare at 7:30am at the Fine Arts Faculty in Dhaka University on Friday.

Md Yusuf Khan played the sarod on the stage while members of the Satyen Sen Artist Group danced, sang, and made recitations.

The brochure for the event says the autumn festival "brings forth the essence of happiness in life found in the fusion of mankind and nature, but has a hint of sorrow this year".

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