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Mango and Silk Festival begins

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, Rajshahi
The three-day Mango and Silk Festival began at the local Parjatan Motel yesterday.
Bon Voyage Tourism, a major private tour operator and Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation, national tourism organisation, have jointly organised the festival.
The Daily Star and ATN Bangla are the media partners of the programme.
Post and Telecommunication Minister Aminul Haque formally inaugurated the festival.
Rajshahi University Vicechancellor Prof Altaf Hossain, Deputy Commissioner Syed Ahsanul Kabir, silk-trader Lutfor Rahman Apu, mango-expert Dr Shafiqul Haque, and festival co-ordinator Qantara K Khan spoke at the inaugural function.
Qantara said the festival aims at promoting historic places and monuments as tourist spots to earn foreign exchange and create job opportunities for many.
The festival drew several hundred visitors who were overwhelmed with some 50 local and foreign varieties of mangoes and silk products.
Rajshahi Fruit Research Centre
displayed a large variety of mangoes.
Fazli, Kajla, Langra, Khirshapat, Amrapali, Gopalbhog, Ranipasand, Himsagor, Karabau, Bou Tola, Jhauni Lata, Kohitur, Kanchan Khosal, and some
foreign varieties like Palmar, Keit, Irwin and Banana were worth seeing with their colours and shapes.
other than giant silk producing company Usha Silk, Women Entrepreneurs' Development Project displayed a huge number of silk sarees, three-pieces, shirts and fatuas with beautiful decorations.
Ankur and Mayuri also displayed various silk items while Trinomul presented Nakshi Kantha.
The sponsors yesterday organised a package tour to Barind Research Museum, local mango orchards and silk factories for interested visitors.
The programme was rounded off with a cultural function in the evening. The whole function was performed by the members of indigenous Shantal artistes.
Today's tour will take the visitors to Kusumba Mosque in Naogaon and Sona Mosque in Chapainawabganj.
Besides, the local artistes will perform the traditional Gambhira.
The festival will remain open for all from 9.00am to 9.00pm daily.