Dhamail
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Dhamail (), or Dhamal (), is a form of Bengali folk music and dance prevalent in the Mymensingh and Sylhet regions of northeastern Bengal, in present-day Bangladesh.
==History== The word, dhamal or dhamail, can be traced back centuries. It can be found in the works of 14th-century poet Chandidas of Birbhum, 16th-century poet Dawlat Wazir Bahram Khan of Chittagong as well as 17th-century poet Daulat Qazi of Chittagong.
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