Bhawaiya is a musical form popular in Northern Bangladesh

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, especially Rangpur District

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 and in North Bengal

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 specially in Cooch Behar district

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 and Jalpaiguri District

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. This type of song is sung by the coachman. They sing this song while driving their cow drawn cart. These songs depict the will and woe of the common people.
A popular Bhawaiya song is Garial Bhai:


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