Barisal correspondent :
The two-day long festival of 47th founding anniversary of central Udichi and 40th anniversary of Udichi Barisal unit ended ght with colorful programs at Ashwini Kumar Hall of the city.
The closing ceremony of the festival was presided over by Biswanath Munshi, president Udichi Barisal unit, in the chair followed by cultural functions.
Jubunnessa Afroj, AL lawmaker and Prof. Ziaul Huq, chairman Barisal Education Board, Badiur Rahman, central Udichi vice-president, Syed Dulal, Shanti Das, Manabendra Batobayal, Narayan Saha, cultural activists, addressed the closing session.
Participants and speakers called for creating mass awareness to resist religious fundamentalism and communal politics.
They also stressed on flourishing patriotic and popular cultural bases to combat foreign cultural invasions. Mentionable Advocate M A Mannan president of Udichi Pirojpur unit inaugurated the two-day festival at Barisal Ashwini Kumar Hall on Friday morning. Adv Talukdar Md. Yunus, district AL secretary and lawmaker, as the chief guest, Shangkar Shawjal, central vice president and Probir Sardar, central secretary of Udichi attended the program as the special guests on the inaugural on Friday. Mosharefa Hosen Konu of Barguna, Khoma Das Gupta of Pirojpur, Narayan Chandra Banik of Jhalakathi, Fazlul Kader Maznu of Bhola and Bipul Kanti Das of Patuakhali district, were awarded reception in the festival for their life term achievements.
