Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki on Sunday said the cancellation of a theater festival at the Mahila Samity was due to a demand from a "disgruntled segment" of theatre workers.

Following the suspension of Dhaka Mahanagar Natya Utsav, Farooki, also a filmmaker, resorted to Facebook to explain the matter.

In a Facebook post in the morning, Faruk claimed this group had been protesting against the festival for some time and demanding cancellation of the venue's allocation.

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He also questioned the intention behind labeling the protesting group as a "mob," without revealing their identities.

"We started looking into the matter last evening af...