Cultural minister Asaduzzaman Nur MP, inaugurated a fortnight-long Jasim Pally Mela in Gobindapur village on the outskirts of Faridpur town yesterday.
The mela (village fair) has been organised in connection with the 111th birth anniversary of Pally Kabi Jasimuddin adjacent to his ancestral home in the village close to his ‘graveyard’ near Faridpur town.
Inaugurating the mela, Nur said; “We should rebirth in the non-fundamentalist ideology of Jasimuddin Uddin as the killing in the name of politics is going on in the country.”
A total of 200 stalls were set up on the mela premises with the facilities of various amusements including circus and puppet show. Stalls of various handicraft products were also opened to display and sale of rural artisan’s products.
Faridpur District Administration, BSCIC and Jasim Foundation jointly organized the function which was addressed by Overseas Welfare Minister Engineer Khondaker Mosharraf Hossain as chief guest with Deputy Commissioner of Faridpur Abu Hena Morshed Jaman in the chair.