ATN Bangla’s talent hunt for students goes to Rangamati
The regional selection round of "Tatka National Star," a new talent hunt programme for school students by ATN Bangla and Oxford International School, was held at the Rangamati district Shilpakala Academy last Tuesday.
Dipankar Talukder, minister of state for CHT (Chittagong Hill Tracts), inaugurated the programme as chief guest. In his speech, he said that the culture and traditions of the indigenous communities in CHT region continually face threats. A community's culture and traditions form its identity, he said.
Appreciating the initiative, the minister hoped that the programme would help generate interest in the culture of ethnic communities at the national level.
The special guest at the programme, Nikhil Kumar Chakma (chairman of Rangamati Hill District Council), said that the eleven ethnic communities in the CHT region would be benefited through this programme, as their cultural traditions would get the much-needed exposure.
Abdul Sattar, producer of ATN Bangla and Sajedur Rahman, director of the event were present at the function.
Students of primary and high schools from the three hill districts -- Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachhari -- participated in the competition.
Altogether 23 groups of school students (of ages ranging from seven to eighteen) took part in the selection round.
Of them, participants of six teams got the much-coveted "yes" cards that will enable them to take part in the final round of the competition to be held in Dhaka (from July 24 to 28).
Teams representing Rangamati Lakers Public School and College, Rangamati Govt. High School, Khagrachhari Govt. High School-, Rangamati Govt. Girls High School and Kaptai KPM School and College have been selected from the Rangamati regional round.
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