Nobanno Utsab 1422

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Sheikh Arif Bulbon :
Nobanno Utsab 1422, a traditional harvest festival, was celebrated across the country of the first day of Agrahayan, eighth month
of Bangla calendar,
on November 15.
Jatiyo Nobanno Utsab Udjapon Parishad, the
celebration committee, organised a day-long cultural programme to celebrate the day at the Fine Arts Faculty of Dhaka University,
popularly known as Charukala. The auspicious beginning of the festival was followed by a rally called Nobanno Shobhajatra from Charukala at 9:30am, which paraded the Teachers- Students Centre (TSC) of Dhaka University
intersection and returned to the Fine Arts Faculty.
The first part of the
celebration was wrapped up with the completion of Nobanno Shobhajatra. The second part of the festival included music, dance, recitation, traditional games and discussion, which
started from 3:00pm and was continued till 9:00pm. Noted artist Abul Barq Alvi, media personality Shykh Seraj, Chairperson of Jatiyo Nobanno Utsab Udjapon Parishad Laila Hasan and convener of the festival joined in the Nobanno Kothon, a discussion about the festival. Popular private satellite channel, Channel i broadcasted the festival live. n