The Embassy called on Secretary Chowdhury to strengthen friendly links between the Philippines and the Academy, as well as to discuss future collaborations including the possibility of a film festival and a workshop/performance featuring Philippine dances, to be held at the Shilpakala Academy theaters and auditoriums. The Shilpakala Academy, established through an act of Parliament in 1974 as a statutory organization under the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, is a renowned and respected national academy of fine and performing arts in Bangladesh. END