Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- The Uttara Zone of the National Citizens' Committee has issued a statement distancing itself from the cancellation of the Basanta Utsab, or spring festival event, in Uttara, which was called off despite obtaining official permissions.

In a statement, the committee addressed concerns over its role in the decision, pushing back against any suggestion that it had the authority to call off the event.

"We want to make it clear that the National Citizens' Committee does not have the power to cancel any event," the statement read. "We are determined to completely break the culture of using such power." On Friday morning, bdnews24.com published a report titled "Basanta Utsab in Uttara cancelled amid obstruction". The article p...