Rice cakes galore at Satkhira
Our Correspondent, Satkhira
A day-long pitha festival was held at the Shaheed Abdur Razzak Park in Satkhira town day before yesterday. With the theme, 'Hold on to our cultural tradition through delicious winter cakes,' the fair was jointly organised by the Women Entrepreneurs Academy and Juba Karma Sangstan Society. Salma Elias, wife of Deputy Commissioner of Satkhira, inaugurated the event. Altogether 25 stalls with an array of around 95 varieties of cakes were set up at the fair. Of them Tona Tuni Pithaghar, Asmani Sishu Niketan, Poush, Bhulona Amay, Pitha Pulir Asar were the most popular. A discussion followed with Begum Mamtaz as chairperson and Salma Elias as the chief guest. Speakers called on the organisers to hold such winter cake fairs annually. They also hailed the organisers for holding the fair--the first of its kind in Shatkhira. Three organisations emerged as the winners. Tona Tuni Pithaghar, Asmani Shishu Niketan and Satkhira Mahila Samittee were adjudged as first, second and third stalls in the competition.
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Participants display an array of winter cakes. PHOTO: STAR |
