A poetry festival "Ekoj Abritti Utshob" was held at Goalanda in Rajbari to promote and practice the Bangla language and its rich literature.
The festival was organized by a social organization Ekoj Jagaron. It was hosted by Surajit Chakraborty.
It was held on the premises of the Martyr Freedom Fighter Fakir Mohiuddin Ansar Club on Thursday evening.
Bangladesh’s renowned reciters Mahidul Islam, Maskur-e-Sattar Kollol and Iqbal Ahmed performed solo recitals at the event.
Besides, different organizations and artists from 12 districts of the country and party recitations were performed on the occasion.
The audience enjoyed the mesmerizing recitation, and artists from different districts including Dhaka expressed their excitement to see such a big arrangement.
Established in 2010, the organization "Ekoj Jagaron" is popular in the entire Rajbari district for various humanitarian activities including tree plantation, bird protection, development of reading habits, and cultural practices.
Sujan Sarwar, convener of Ekoj Jagaran, said: "We started the journey of the social organization on February 22, 2010, by organizing a commemoration festival. Since then, every year on February 22, we organize a recitation festival on the anniversary of the founding of our organization.”
He added that they failed to organize the event for the last three years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.