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Children at their best

Three-day cultural festival in Tangail ends

Mirza Shakil, Tangail
A three-day education and cultural festival for children concluded at Zila Shilpakala Academy premises in Tangail town on March 31.
The Coordinated Education-Culture Activities (Fulki), Tangail organised the festival together with Manusher Jonno Foundation and Bengal Foundation.
Students of 10 schools in Tangail, under the aegis of Fulki, participated in various events, including songs, dances, plays, a poetry recital, painting exhibition and competitions.
Eminent painter Rafiqun Nabi inaugurated the festival as the chief guest. Former principal Sekander Hayat Khan presided over the discussion.
Among other speakers, were Tangail district Awami League general secretary Fazlur Rahman Khan Faruque; Abul Hasnat, editor of Kali O Kalam; Tangail additional deputy commissioner (education and development) Mohammad Abul Hasan and coordinators of Fulki, Syed Aminul Haque Kaiser and Sanjida lasmin Moly.
On the inaugural day, the students of Zila Sadar Girls High School performed Jhumur Nritya; Shaheed Jahangir Smrity High School students performed Kathi and Sari Nritya. Besides, the students of Sonar Tori Cultural School and Jahangir Smrity Sebashram Primary School respectively staged plays Ganer Pakhi and Agoon Abiskar.
Earlier, the students of Anandapath Shishu Bikash Bidyaloy staged songs and a poetry recital, while a . hratacharj dance was also performed.
A puppet show and a painting competition for children were held on the second day of the festival. Subir Chowdhury, director
of Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, inaugurated the competition. Besides, students of Adi Tangail School, Ideal Primary School, Sonar Tori Cultural School, Zila Sadar Girls School and Anandapath Shishu Bikash Bidyaloy took part in a superb cultural function that included songs and dances.
Anisul Haque and Arun Basu, deputy and assistant editors of the Daily Prothom Alo respectively, addressed the second day's discussion as the chief and special guest.
Biddyut Chandra Saha, programme officer of
Fulki, moderated the programmes.
On the concluding day of the festival, prominent cultural personality Bhaswar Bandopadhyay and prominent writer Selina Hossein attended as chief guests.
The students of Jannhabi High School, Star Primary School, Islami University Child School, Santosh Islami University Kinder-gartep and Islami University Girls High School will performed in a cultural function. Besides, child artistes of Fulki, Faridpur performed the play Tota Kahini.