IUB holds Chaitra Sankranti programme
To say goodbye to 1424 and welcoming the Bengali new year 1425, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) celebrated ‘Chaitra Sankranti 1424’ through cultural events on its own campus at Bashudhara in the capital yesterday, says a press release.
The School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (SLASS), IUB arranged the programme that includes typical Bangla food kiosks, folk music and folk dance.
While inaugurating ‘Chaitra Sankranti 1424’, Prof M Omar Rahman, Vice- Chancellor, IUB, requested all concerned to organise such events regularly so the students can be familiar withessential and rich Bangla and its traditions that will make their horizon much bigger.
In his remarks, Dr MahbubAlam, Dean, SLASS, briefed about the cultural history of celebrating ‘Chaitra Sankranti’.
As part of the event, renowned Rabinra Sangeet singer Bulbul Islam and Shahnaz Nasrin Ila rendered songs. A large number of people enjoyed very colorful ‘Chaitra Sankranti’ celebration at IUB. They also have had various Bangla food and pitha delivered from kiosks.
Deans and Heads of different Schools and Departments, senior members of the faculty and managementand IUB students enjoyed various activities of ‘Chaitra Sankranti 1424’.
Six-day handicrafts fair begins at RU
RAJSHAHI: A six-day annual art and handicrafts exhibition fair-2018 began at Fine Arts premises of Rajshahi University (RU) here on Wednesday.
Department of Graphics Design, Handicrafts and Arts History in RU organised the fair showcasing 250 types of arts and handicraft works under nine categories.
RU Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof Abdus Sobhan and Pro-VC Prof Ananda Kumar
Shaha addressed the inaugural session as the chief and special guests respectively with Chairman of the Department Prof Zahid Hossain in the chair.
Students Adviser Prof Jannatul Ferdous and Prof Bilkis Begum of the department also spoke. "Handicrafts signify the true craftsmanship of the Bangladeshi artisans," the speakers said, adding that various artisan communities are scattered throughout the country. The communities consisting of people who were solely depended on their crafts as a primary source of income, they said.
Prof Sobhan underscored the need for more hosting of such types of fair to protect the handicrafts goods from further diminishing. He said more expansion of investment to the sector is needed for bolstering economic condition of both urban and rural areas together with freeing the society from the vicious circle of poverty.
As the handicrafts sector is labour-intensive so that its successful promotion could be the effective means of boosting women entrepreneurship, alleviating poverty, generating employment opportunities.
Explaining various aspects of handicrafts and cottage industries towards the region's economic development, he said the government should undertake need-based initiatives including time-fitting training and information technology for arts and handicrafts development.