Speakers at a discussion have observed that the present government is committed to protecting the issues of ancestral festival and cultural heritage of the plain ethnic communities for their peaceful and successful livelihood.
The speakers put emphasis on protecting the ancestral festival and cultural heritage of the plain ethnic minority people from further degradation.
They termed the culture of the ethnic communities as heritage, resource and integral part of the society, so all quarters should take the responsibility to protect those.
They came with the observations yesterday while addressing the annual closing and prize-giving ceremony of the Rakkhagola ethnic minority villages on Gunigram High School playground under Godagari upazila of Rajshahi district.
Rakkhagola Cultural Center (RCC) organized the programme in association with CCBVO and Bread for the World, Germany.
Omor Faruque Chowdhury, MP, addressed the ceremony as chief guest with RCC President Saheb Mormu in the chair. CCBVO Vice-president Mozammel Haque, Executive Chief Sarwar-E-Kamal, Director Everesst Hembrom, Gogram Union Parishad Chairman Mojibur Rahman and officer-in-charge of Godagari Police Station Hefzur Mian also spoke.
The chief guest said the present government is working to increase cultural practices of the ethnic minorities as well as development of many infrastructures for cultural activities. Everyone should come forward to develop the cultural sector of the region to construct an evil and violence free society, he added.
“To face communal forces, culture is the biggest tool. If cultural practices flourish and more people engage with cultural activities, an environment of free thinking will emerge. Cultural practices should be increased to counter political evils,” he added.
More than 500 ethnic minority people both male and female from 30 villages took part in the competition.
