People still celebrating Eid festival in Rajshahi city

Many of the people and the teenagers in particular are still celebrating the Eid festival in the city although the celebration day was on Tuesday.
They are seen visiting the amusement spots especially the bank of the river Padma with joy and enthusiasm making the spots overcrowded till Friday.
Thousands of people, especially children, poured in and around the city’s parks, historic places and other recreation centres to enjoy Eid-ul-Fitr.
Shahid AHM Kamaruzzaman Central Park and Zoo, Zia Shishu Park, Varendra Research Museum, BGB Amusement Point, Vadra Park, Padma Garden and Borokuthi amusement point drew huge crowd.
The Central Park and Zoo, only big size amusement place of Rajshahi metropolis, has got a new look with massive development works. Various beautification and development works like lake renovation, approach road, attractive boundary wall and two modern bridges on the lake were done.
In addition to the modernization work, effective measures were taken to procure new more beasts and animals.
Mayor of Rajshahi Mosaddique Hossain Bulbul said construction of colourful boundary wall, widen walkway and sitting place, concretization of Lake Embankment and modernization of picnic corners were completed.
Two 29-meter long and three-meter wide curve bridges were constructed at a cost of Taka 1.36 crore making the park more attractable.
Apart from this, every sections of the park-cum-zoo were reshuffled with the main thrust of drawing attention of more visitors.
Children, young boys and girls wearing colorful dresses gathered these places where small makeshift shops were set up to sell different homemade foods and toys.
Eid gatherings of children and cultural functions were also held at different areas in the city.
This time, Borokuthi Padma River bank and Lalon Shah rever resort were decorated with new look and amusement flavor to attract more visitors.