Popular Indian singer Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty has composed a 'raag; (a melodic framework) on the occasion of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's birth centenary and to mark India-Bangladesh friendship. The new raag is named "Maitree".

Three new compositions, written in Sanskrit, Hindi and Bangla, will be unveiled, reports Dhaka Tribune.

Philosopher Dr Arindam Chakraborti has composed the Sanskrit lyrics. The Hindi portion is composed by Dr Susmita Basu Majumder, and the Bengali song is penned by Ajoy's student and prominent composer Anal Chatterjee, the newspaper reported.

Ajoy Chakrabarty has composed all three songs.

The golden jubilee of the hard-won independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan and the Father of Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's birth centenary have been mentioned in the three compositions, reported Dhaka Tribune.

Indian PM Narendra Modi will visit Dhaka on Mar 26-27.

This visit is in connection with the commemoration of three epochal events - Mujib Borsho, the birth centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman; 50 years of the establishment of diplomatic ties between India and Bangladesh; and 50 years of Bangladesh’s war of liberation. Modi had last visited Bangladesh in 2015.

During the visit, Modi will attend the National Day programme of Bangladesh on March 26 as the guest of honour. The Modi visit will be the first visit to a foreign country since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic, highlighting the priority India attaches to ties with Bangladesh.