Rabiul Islam Robi :
Rajshahi University (RU) campus and its surroundings take a festive look at sunset during the month of holy Ramadan as numerous students, teachers and visitors join Iftar parties every day to break the day-long fasting together in small or large groups.
At least 200 big and small iftar parties are being arranged every day as students, different students’ socio-cultural organizations and even the outsiders choose different spots on the campus to have Iftar.
Central Cafeteria, Shaheed Minar Chaattar, Tukitaki Chaattar, Sabash Bangladesh playground, Old Folklore Chattar, Central Library Chattar, Sagor Canteen, Silsila Restaurant and residential halls of the university are seen huge gathering in circle with Iftar.
“Iftar gives us a great opportunity to come close to our seniors and juniors fellows and teachers”, said Matiur Rahman Ripon, a RU student of Law Department after attending an Iftar arranged by the students of session 2012-13 of his department.
“Organizing Iftar party in the month of Ramadan has become a tradition for us”, said Shishir Mahmud Raj, a student of Sociology Department while attending such a get together.
Various organizations, mostly based on different regions of the country, also arrange Iftar parties on the campus.
The largest gathering usually takes place surroundings the central library and Sabash Bangladesh playground on campus.
The entire campus starts to take a different look mostly after the Asr Prayer every day when organisers of Iftar programmes come to the campus to select venue and menus of the iftar.
Iftar items are mostly collected from Silsila restaurant and Binodpur bazaar nearly at the campus and the menus in all the parties cover the traditional items— piaju, beguni, vegetables soup, egg soup, pakora, chhola-muri etc.
Most of the Iftar parties are arranged on the ground under the open sky and old newspapers are used as mat to sit.
On Wednesday, some students who gathered in the central library premises said they took Iftar with their friends in a familiar environment.
Sayed Hasan Raj, a student of management department said, It is the month of Ramadan and it has become almost a tradition that we take Iftar at central library premises everyday.
“I take part in Iftar with my Muslim friends almost every day though I am a Hindu. We want a better Bangladesh where everyone will observe their religious occasions together,” said Poly Rani Das, a student of law department.
The situation is almost same in different residential halls of the university including Begum Rokeya Hall, Tapashi Rabeya hall, Khaleda Zia hall, Shah Makhdum hall, Shaheed Habibur Rahman hall.
Girls were found waiting in front of their residential halls for their boyfriends to break the fast together.
“I have been waiting for my boyfriend since Asr Prayer today as I have cooked payesh and haluwa for him,” said Najifa Anjum Moni, a 4th year student of Mass Communication And Journalism Department.
Students also arrange Iftar parties inside their dormitories.
Though resident students of the halls take part in Iftar with much festivity, they miss their family members who live in villages.
“I miss the pleasure of observing Ramadan at home specially the cooking of my mother,” said Rokon Rakib, a resident of Nawab Abdul Latif hall.
However, the auditoriums in and around the campus remain booked for the whole month as big organisations hold parties gorgeously. Political organisations also hold iftar parties there.
Rajshahi University (RU) campus and its surroundings take a festive look at sunset during the month of holy Ramadan as numerous students, teachers and visitors join Iftar parties every day to break the day-long fasting together in small or large groups.
At least 200 big and small iftar parties are being arranged every day as students, different students’ socio-cultural organizations and even the outsiders choose different spots on the campus to have Iftar.
Central Cafeteria, Shaheed Minar Chaattar, Tukitaki Chaattar, Sabash Bangladesh playground, Old Folklore Chattar, Central Library Chattar, Sagor Canteen, Silsila Restaurant and residential halls of the university are seen huge gathering in circle with Iftar.
“Iftar gives us a great opportunity to come close to our seniors and juniors fellows and teachers”, said Matiur Rahman Ripon, a RU student of Law Department after attending an Iftar arranged by the students of session 2012-13 of his department.
“Organizing Iftar party in the month of Ramadan has become a tradition for us”, said Shishir Mahmud Raj, a student of Sociology Department while attending such a get together.
Various organizations, mostly based on different regions of the country, also arrange Iftar parties on the campus.
The largest gathering usually takes place surroundings the central library and Sabash Bangladesh playground on campus.
The entire campus starts to take a different look mostly after the Asr Prayer every day when organisers of Iftar programmes come to the campus to select venue and menus of the iftar.
Iftar items are mostly collected from Silsila restaurant and Binodpur bazaar nearly at the campus and the menus in all the parties cover the traditional items— piaju, beguni, vegetables soup, egg soup, pakora, chhola-muri etc.
Most of the Iftar parties are arranged on the ground under the open sky and old newspapers are used as mat to sit.
On Wednesday, some students who gathered in the central library premises said they took Iftar with their friends in a familiar environment.
Sayed Hasan Raj, a student of management department said, It is the month of Ramadan and it has become almost a tradition that we take Iftar at central library premises everyday.
“I take part in Iftar with my Muslim friends almost every day though I am a Hindu. We want a better Bangladesh where everyone will observe their religious occasions together,” said Poly Rani Das, a student of law department.
The situation is almost same in different residential halls of the university including Begum Rokeya Hall, Tapashi Rabeya hall, Khaleda Zia hall, Shah Makhdum hall, Shaheed Habibur Rahman hall.
Girls were found waiting in front of their residential halls for their boyfriends to break the fast together.
“I have been waiting for my boyfriend since Asr Prayer today as I have cooked payesh and haluwa for him,” said Najifa Anjum Moni, a 4th year student of Mass Communication And Journalism Department.
Students also arrange Iftar parties inside their dormitories.
Though resident students of the halls take part in Iftar with much festivity, they miss their family members who live in villages.
“I miss the pleasure of observing Ramadan at home specially the cooking of my mother,” said Rokon Rakib, a resident of Nawab Abdul Latif hall.
However, the auditoriums in and around the campus remain booked for the whole month as big organisations hold parties gorgeously. Political organisations also hold iftar parties there.
