Dhaka, May 18 -- Secretary General of the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) Quader Gani Chowdhury has said that the traditions of Old Dhaka should be revived.

"This requires planned management. Losing our traditions like this will eventually make us cultureless. And this is not desirable for us in any way," he said.

The journalist leader made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at the inauguration ceremony of the Dhaka Metropolitan Association (Dhaka Association) at the Lalbagh Sagun Community Centre on Saturday night.

He said Old Dhaka is an incomparable heritage, an irreplaceable chapter of this nation. Old Dhaka has a thousand-year-old tradition.

"The culture, customs, traditions, and ceremonies of Old Dhaka ...