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’Celebrating Life’ kicks off in Bogra

Staff Correspondent, from Bogra
People in Bogra enjoyed a rare taste of Celebrating Life', as The Daily Star and the Standard Chartered Bank yesterday kicked off the district-level festival featuring fabulous songs and dance by eminent artists and a photo exhibition in the district town.
The enthusiastic people flocked to Titu Milonayatan, an auditorium at the heart of the northern district, to enjoy the songs by noted singer Fahmida Nabi and others and dance by Spandan in the evening.
The week-long festival features a six-day photo exhibition at Bogra Zilla Parishad audito-riurn and daylong film show at Titu Milonayatan. A rally was also brought out in the morning to mark the inauguration of the festival titled 'CelebratingLife'.
The best films — documentaries and fictions -- and the photographs from the contest titled 'Celebrati ng Life 2008', a joint initiative offhe Daily Star and the Standard Chartered Bank, are being shown in the festival. Similar festivals will also be held in 11 other districts across the country.
"This is something different and exceptional. We rarely enjoy such photography exhibition and film shows in Bogra," said Runa Rahman, a student of law, who came to see the photography exhibition.
People from all walks of life, especially the students of colleges and universities, are very enthusiastic about the programmes, she said.
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to be of great significance. Such exhibitions will give students a lot of opportunities to learn
many more things outside their classrooms.
Fayruz Fannana Shamina, a second year student of SOS Hermann Gmeiner College, came to the photo exhibition.
"This is a truly unique initiative. I found wide interest about the photo exhibition and film show here. All our friends will surely again visit (he exhibition to see films," she said excitedly.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the photo exhibition, Mahfuzul Bari, an elderly photographer in Bogra. said photography has now becomea very important part of life.
Besides bringing to light the joy and sorrow oi common people, photography plays a special role in identifying criminals, he noted.
Addressing the audience at the packed auditorium, Managing Editor of The Daily Star Syed Fahim Munaim said The Daily Star always appreciates and highlights the issues concerning the people and their life. The daily will continue to do so in future, he added.
Shah Masud Imam, regional head of corporate affairs of Standard Chartered Bank, said they will continue to help organise more programmesofsuch nature in future.
Rafi Hossain, coordinator of the Celebrating Life', said there are many talented people in different fields in the country, but they cannot display their talentsdue to lackofopportunities.
The Daily Star and the Standard Chartered Bank have created such opportunities and all can participate in similar contest in 2009, he said atTnu Milonayatan.
Cultural activist Zahurul Haque Babla, | noted personality
Radio ABC. Urmi Group and dots & marks are । the media partners of the festival.