The day began with all the competitors performing the song Banglar mati banglar jol purno hobe je dharae. In a crowded auditorium, the audience was treated to an array of diverse Tagore songs.

Farzana Aktar Popy from Feni kicked off with Prane khusir tufan utheche and Hridoy nondono bone nibhrito a niketone. Next, it was the turn of Sirajgonj's Shimu Rani Dey. She rendered Keno amay pagol kore jau and Deep nibhe gechhe mor nishito shameere.

The other competitors heightened the tempo further with their songs. Saikot Mukherjee from Dhaka sang Amar matha noto kore dao and pagla hawar badol dine.

Ummul Wara sang Borisho dhara majhe santiro bari and Patar bhela bhasai neele. And she certainly gave her all. On the heels of Wara, came Chittagong's Monalisa Borua with Ekhono ki holo tomar jabar bela and Dao he hridoy bhore. The songs were ideal for Monalisa to showcase her voice.

Next came Zakir Hossain, who rendered Bipul taranga re and shunyo hate firichho. Debosri Antora Das performed the songs bohe nirontor anato ananddhara and amar ja achhe ami shokol dite pari ni. Abhoya Dutt rendered Na go tomar dhoyar and o he shundoro momo.

Then Ahmed Newaz, Paromita Dey, Sukanto Chakraborty, Dibakor Biswas, Khaled ibn Akhter, Farhin Nusrat, Ajaj Hossain Khan, Shuma Rani Roy, Anima Roy, Tanusri Dev, Adrita Anwar and Bishwajit Sengupta took the stage in turn with powerful renderings.

Some of the competitors said that the talent hunt programme had created an opportunity for young artistes to extend their horizons beyond narrow regional boundaries. They have continued practicing throughout the competition and learned a great deal from the judges' comments, which will ultimately shape them into 'true' artistes. The initiative renewed the creative energy of the artistes, who strive to uphold human values through Tagore songs.

Wahidul Haque, Iffat Ara Dewan, Mihir Nondi, Mohiuzzaman Chowdhury and Papiya Sarwar were the judges in the day's competition. Judges expressed their contentment with the standard of the contestants.

All that remains now is the announcement of the results. The winners will be announced on September 6, after the competition in all five categories ends.