City Desk:
The Fifth Bangladesh-India Cultural Meet- 2022, Rajshahi is going to be celebrated here from today (Friday) aimed at boosting connectivity between people of the two neighboring countries.
The four-day international cultural meet is scheduled to be held in Rajshahi and Natore districts to mark the Golden Jubilee of Independence, birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Golden Jubilee of India-Bangladesh Relations.Friends of Bangladesh and Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) are jointly hosting the event and its logo and promo were already deployed here. Rajshahi Mayor and Convener of the cultural meet preparatory committee AHM Khairuzzaman Liton told the journalists that a team of around 60 political and cultural personalities from India, including some ministers from three provincial governments, are expected to join the meet.
The event will be heralded through paying rich tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at his mural at C&B Crossing in the city Saturday. Subsequently, they will also pay a rich tribute to one of the four national leaders, Shaheed AHM Kamaruzzaman at his grave. The delegation will be given a civic reception at the city bhaban green plaza on the same day followed by a cultural function to be performed by artists of both the countries at Rajshahi College playground. On the following day, they will visit Varendra Research Museum, Puthia Rajbari and Uttara Gonobhaban in Natore. In the evening, a cultural function will be held at Rajshahi College with participation of national and local cultural personalities.
On February 28, they will visit Rajshahi University, Taherpur Durga Mondir, Bagha Shahi Masjid and Hazrat Shah Makhdum Dargah. Meanwhile, RCC has been taking an all-out preparation to make the event a complete success.
It has decorated most of the city streets and other important crossings through colourful paintings besides evicting the illegal occupants from footpaths and other public places.
