Dhaka, May 9 -- Cultural Affairs Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury has said the literature of Rabindranath Tagore is one of the most effective tools for removing darkness from society.

He said Rabindranath is the ray of sunlight in Bengali literature.

Just as sunlight dispels darkness, Rabindranath, through his timeless literary works, has illuminated and removed the darkness from our consciousness, he added.

The Minister made these remarks, while speaking as the chief guest at the inauguration ceremony of a three-day national celebration of the 165th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore in Kushtia on Friday.

The event was organised by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and implemented by the Kushtia District Administration at the histor...