4-day children’s festival begins in city today

A four-day children’s festival titled “Sajib Children’s Festival” begins at the city’s Kalabagan playground today.
Artist Hashem Khan will inaugurate the festival while filmmaker Morshedul Islam will be present at the inaugural ceremony as a special guest.
The festival remains open from 10:00am to 8:00pm till March 20.
The festival aims to introduce the children to traditional events like putul nach (dolls’ dance), circus, nagordola and charka, said Rajib Noor, chief executive of Jogsutra, the event management firm concerned for the festival, at a press conference at Dhaka Reporter’s Unity yesterday.
Anupam Chandra Das, brand manager of Sajib Corporation, the main organiser of the event, said a vested quarter is demolishing most of the city parks and as a result children do not have access to playgrounds.
Some new parks are being established, but traditional events and toys like putul nach (dolls’ dance), circus, nagordola and charka are not available there and that’s why they are organising the fair.
Such festivals will also be organised in all the divisional headquarters, he added.
The organisers also said that they would hold the event in Dhaka on National Children’s Day on March 17 every year.
Dabur, Lifebuoy, Pepsodent, Nando’s, Pathsutra, Maprokom and Art Bangla are the c0-sponsors of the event.

Courtesy of The Daily Star