Folk Festival in Jessore begins

A three-daylong folk cultural festival kicks off today in Jessore. The festival, organised by Jessore district unit of Undichi, will be inaugurated by Nuh-ul-Alam, presidium member of Awami League, at the Town Hall premises.
Fakir Shahabuddin and Hamida Parvin of Dhaka; Bhaskar Roy of Kolkata and local artistes from across the country, including Rangpur, Chittagong, Sunamgonj, Khulna, Faridpur, Kushtia, Jhenidah, Magura and Jessore will take part in the festival.
DM Shahiduzzaman, member secretary of the festival committee, said that folk traditions are integral part of the Bengali identity. Baul, Jari, Shari and other folk songs carry the message of humanity. The festival has been arranged to bring urbanites closer to the root and soul of Bengal, Shahid added.