Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- Eminent writer Hasnat Abdul Hye has criticised the government for "erroneous" English in a written invitation to events organised for mystic poet Lalon Shah's death anniversary, saying the writing was "disgraceful".

On Wednesday evening, Hasnat posted on Facebook, thanking and congratulating the Ministry of Cultural Affairs for the initiative to organise the events.

The digital copy of the invitation that bdnews24.com received read:

"Dear Sir / Madam

In course of the new cultural journey of Bangladesh, the Ministry of Cultural Affairs is going to commemorate nationally the 135th Death Anniversary of spiritual musician Lalon Shah on 17th October 2025.

Accordingly, a three-day long programme has been chalked out to be...