Aiming  at creating public awareness on various elements of environment and nature, Prokriti O Jibon Foundation, in association with Channel i, has organised a day-long fair titled ‘Deshbondhu Group-Channel i Prokriti Mela’ on the Channel i premises in the city’s Tejgaon area today. The theme of this year’s fair is ‘Sundor Prokritite Gori Susthi Jibon’. The fair is being held for the seventh time and is set to kick off at 11am and run until 4pm.

This year, the fair will feature fancy character show, exhibition, painting competition for children, Mimodrama, dance, pot and other folk songs like gambhira, jari gaan, pala gaan etc.

Stalls of seafish, butterfly exhibition, bird-related book stall, stalls of hand and cottage industries, and many other features will be highlighted at the fair.

A press conference was held in this regard on Thursday on Channel i premises. Director of Channel i and Chairman of Prokriti O Jibon Foundation Mukit Majumdar Babu, Managing Director of Channel i Faridur Reza Sagar, Managing Director of Deshbandhu Group Golam Rahman, Managing Director of Noor Eco-Brics Mohammad Shahjahan Siraj were present at the press conference, among others.

After the press conference, as a part of the fair, a colorful procession was organised involving the children to creat awareness on nature.

To note, Prokriti O Jibon Foundation is organising the ‘Prokriti Mela’ for last six years. l