Traditional ‘Pitha Utsab’ ends in Narail

NARAIL: A two-day ‘Cake Festival-2017’, popularly known as “Pitha Utsab,” a traditional fair in winter season was concluded on Amada Adarsha College premises under Lohagora upazila of the district on Sunday night, reports BSS.Amada Adarsha College organised the festival to keep alive the tradition of hand making rice cakes in the country. Narail Zilla Parishad Chairman Advocate Shorab Hossain Biswas was present the concluding ceremony as the chief guest.Additional deputy commissioner (ADC) M Siddiqur Rahman, Lohagara upazila Parishad Chairman Syed Faizul Amir Litu, district and session judge court public prosecutor (PP) Advocate Emdadul Islam, Lohagara Municipality Chairman Ashraful Islam, Formar UP Chairman Advocate Kazi Bashirul Islam, Narail Press Club vice president Sultan Mahmood were present at the function.
A total of 15 stalls with 63 varieties of traditional winter pithas including bhapa, chitai, pakan, pati shapta, dudh chitai, dhupi, kakatuli, labongo latika,nakshi, tilpitha, love pitha, bibikhana pitha, rangorosh, shamuk pitha, rosh bokul, khirkuli, narkel nadu and tiler pitha were set up at the fair.

Traditional Pitha Utsab ends in Narail

NARAIL: A two-day Cake Festival-2017, popularly known as Pitha Utsab, a traditional fair in winter season was concluded on Amada Adarsha College premises under Lohagora upazila of the district on Sunday night, reports BSS.Amada Adarsha College organised the festival to keep alive the tradition of hand making rice cakes in the country. Narail Zilla Parishad Chairman Advocate Shorab Hossain Biswas was present the concluding ceremony as the chief guest.Additional deputy commissioner (ADC) M Siddiqur Rahman, Lohagara upazila Parishad Chairman Syed Faizul Amir Litu, district and session judge court public prosecutor (PP) Advocate Emdadul Islam, Lohagara Municipality Chairman Ashraful Islam, Formar UP Chairman Advocate Kazi Bashirul Islam, Narail Press Club vice president Sultan Mahmood were present at the function. A total of 15 stalls with 63 varieties of traditional winter pithas including bhapa, chitai, pakan, pati shapta, dudh chitai, dhupi, kakatuli, labongo latika,nakshi, tilpitha, love pitha, bibikhana pitha, rangorosh, shamuk pitha, rosh bokul, khirkuli, narkel nadu and tiler pitha were set up at the fair.