Pitha festival held in Sylhet
A daylong “Pitha Utsab 1426” was held in Sylhet city yesterday.
Sruti Sylhet, a local cultural organisation, arranged the festival on the premises of Blue Bird School and College in the city’s Subid Bazar area.
Actor Jayanto Chattopadhyay inaugurated the festival in the morning. Deputy Commissioner of Sylhet M Kazi Emdadul Islam was present as chief guest.
More than 20 stalls were set up where different varieties of pithas were available.
Sruti also arranged music, recitation of poems, dance and drawing competition for children on the occasion.
The cultural event also included a special programme on Rabindra songs, marking Rabindranath Tagore’s 100 years of visiting Sylhet.
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