Pitha Utshav held in Sylhet
Sylhet Bureau
Pitha (rice cakes) occupies an important place in our culinary culture. For Bengalis it has been a long tradition to make varieties of pitha, particularly in the winter. As the grandmother makes delectable pitha, the children await eagerly, the air gets heavy with the aroma of khejurer rosh — a familiar picture in almost all rural households. Busy city-dwellers however do not have the time to make pitha; many grandmothers do not live with their grandparents either. To relish this scrumptious treat, an urbanite has to make a stop at a pitha store on his/ her way home. On the evening of January 18 foodies gathered at Basket Ball Ground Sylhet District Sports Organization to taste a range of the National pitha festival currently held there. The event has been organised by National Pitha Utshav Utjapon Parished. Festival-goers were quite pleased to try out Pakon, Shaipuli, Nakshi Pitha, Khejur Pitha, Poa, Puli, Rosh Goja, Bibikhan, Patishapta and several types of Naaru. Though there were many types of pitha, an integral part of our winter, steaming bhapa pitha, could not be found in any stall. As an added attraction, a short cultural programme was also held later in the evening featuring recitation and songs. The prices of the pitha ranged from Tk 10 to 50 per piece, which is a bit beyond the affordability of most people. The participants blamed the rising prices of the ingredients necessary for pitha making. The festival will continue till January 21.
Training for jute product manufacturers held
Staff Reporter, Rangpur
A four day training of jute product manufacturers began on Tuesday at RDRS auditorium in Rangpur.Jute export expert Tushar Kona Khandker arranged the training with the technical support of Netherlands government, funded by European union. A total of 28 jute products manufacturers from eight districts are taking part in the training programme. A number of trainers including value chain expert Shaibal Barua has been providing training to the participants.
Re-excavation of 6.70 km canal starts in Gobindaganj
GAIBANDHA: Re-excavating work of 6.70 km canal from South Kamardaha to Kandarbapur area under Kamardaha union of Gobindaganj upazila in the district began on Sunday amid much enthusiasm to the locals. Local lawmaker Engineer Monwar Hossain Chowdhury inaugurated the work as the chief guest at a function organised by Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) at Chapriganaj village of the upazila in the afternoon. Upazila chairman Abdul Latif Prodhan attended the event as the special guest while local union parishad chairman Syed Shariful Islam Ratan presided over the ceremony. Executive engineer of BADC (Irrigation) Chittaranjan Roy said BADC would implement the work at the cost of Taka one crore under its Greater Bogura and Dinajpur Small Irrigation Project and the work would be completed by February, 2020. Speaking on the occasion, Engineer Monwar Hossain Chowdhury, MP, said the government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had been working relentlessly for overall development of the country. The government also took initiative to re-excavate the derelict canals across the country to return the navigability of the canals so that the
farmers could boost production of crops through using the water of the canals as irrigation, reports BSS.
Sylhet Bureau
Pitha (rice cakes) occupies an important place in our culinary culture. For Bengalis it has been a long tradition to make varieties of pitha, particularly in the winter. As the grandmother makes delectable pitha, the children await eagerly, the air gets heavy with the aroma of khejurer rosh — a familiar picture in almost all rural households. Busy city-dwellers however do not have the time to make pitha; many grandmothers do not live with their grandparents either. To relish this scrumptious treat, an urbanite has to make a stop at a pitha store on his/ her way home. On the evening of January 18 foodies gathered at Basket Ball Ground Sylhet District Sports Organization to taste a range of the National pitha festival currently held there. The event has been organised by National Pitha Utshav Utjapon Parished. Festival-goers were quite pleased to try out Pakon, Shaipuli, Nakshi Pitha, Khejur Pitha, Poa, Puli, Rosh Goja, Bibikhan, Patishapta and several types of Naaru. Though there were many types of pitha, an integral part of our winter, steaming bhapa pitha, could not be found in any stall. As an added attraction, a short cultural programme was also held later in the evening featuring recitation and songs. The prices of the pitha ranged from Tk 10 to 50 per piece, which is a bit beyond the affordability of most people. The participants blamed the rising prices of the ingredients necessary for pitha making. The festival will continue till January 21.
Training for jute product manufacturers held
Staff Reporter, Rangpur
A four day training of jute product manufacturers began on Tuesday at RDRS auditorium in Rangpur.Jute export expert Tushar Kona Khandker arranged the training with the technical support of Netherlands government, funded by European union. A total of 28 jute products manufacturers from eight districts are taking part in the training programme. A number of trainers including value chain expert Shaibal Barua has been providing training to the participants.
Re-excavation of 6.70 km canal starts in Gobindaganj
GAIBANDHA: Re-excavating work of 6.70 km canal from South Kamardaha to Kandarbapur area under Kamardaha union of Gobindaganj upazila in the district began on Sunday amid much enthusiasm to the locals. Local lawmaker Engineer Monwar Hossain Chowdhury inaugurated the work as the chief guest at a function organised by Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) at Chapriganaj village of the upazila in the afternoon. Upazila chairman Abdul Latif Prodhan attended the event as the special guest while local union parishad chairman Syed Shariful Islam Ratan presided over the ceremony. Executive engineer of BADC (Irrigation) Chittaranjan Roy said BADC would implement the work at the cost of Taka one crore under its Greater Bogura and Dinajpur Small Irrigation Project and the work would be completed by February, 2020. Speaking on the occasion, Engineer Monwar Hossain Chowdhury, MP, said the government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had been working relentlessly for overall development of the country. The government also took initiative to re-excavate the derelict canals across the country to return the navigability of the canals so that the
farmers could boost production of crops through using the water of the canals as irrigation, reports BSS.
