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CAKE-FESTIVAL-GAIBANDHA
Cake festival held in Gaibandha
GAIBANDHA, JAN 15, 2018 (BSS) – A Pitha Utsab (cake festival) was held
on the premises of Central Shaheed Minar of Gaibandha Poura Park here on
Sunday afternoon.
SKS Foundation, a reputed non government voluntary organization,
arranged the festival aimed at upholding and strengthening the Bengali
culture and tradition.
Mayor of Gaibandha Municipality Advocate Shah Masud Zahangir Kabir Milon
formally inaugurated the festival as the chief guest and visited the 5 stalls
where 30 kinds of pithas were displayed for the visitors.
Speaking on the occasion, mayor Advocate Shah Masud Zahangir Kabir Milon
said Bangladesh is called the country ‘Pitha-Puli’ and the pithas are a part
of food tradition and food culture of Bangladeshi cuisine.
Although the Bengalis enjoy different types of pithas all the year round
but winter is the best season of pithas in our beautiful villages and our
grandmothers and mothers wait to serve delicious pithas for their near and
dear ones, he also said.
Apart from grandeur and colors of the pithas, the children performed
songs regarding pithas to entertain the visitors during the cultural
function.
Head of programmes of SKS Foundation Rajab Ali, general secretary of
Zila Shilpakala Academy Promotosh Saha, programme organizer of PKSF Sumon
Chowdhury Mony and senior station manager of Radio Sarabela Mahfuz Faruk and
invited guest including journalists attended the programmes.
BSS/CORR/MSY/1030 hrs