India and Bangladesh have held talks on deepening bilateral cultural cooperation, including exchanges in classical music, folk art, and heritage conservation, on the sidelines of Bangladesh's year-long Nazrul Borsho celebrations. Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi met Bangladesh's Cultural Affairs Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury in Dhaka on 6 September 2026, with both sides emphasising the potential for joint cultural programmes and institutional linkages. Nazrul Borsho (a year-long observance running from May 2026 to May 2027) marks the 127th birth anniversary of Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bangladesh's national poet, whose writings on freedom and resistance made him a defining figure in Bengali cultural and political life.