Children’s organisation ‘Phulkuri Ashar’ celebrated its Golden Jubilee Festival-2024 on Saturday at Krishibid Institute Auditorium in Dhaka.
Beginning the daylong event from 9am it continued till 8pm.
Former National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Muhammad Abdul Majeed inaugurated the event while Rajshahi University Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Saleh Hasan Naqib was present as the chief guest.
Chaired by central president of Phulkuri Ashar Justice Mohammad Abdur Rauf, chief eirector Saiful Islam moderated the programme.
More than 2,000 children, parents and well-wishers from all over the country participated in the event.
Total 267 prizes were distributed among winner of 11 competitions.
The programme featured country song competition, short film festival, tree plantation, national science fair, mind marathon, storytelling competition, wall painting competition.
Anti-Corruption National Coordination Committee Convenor Sarwar Wadud Chowdhury ,Qayyum Reza Chowdhury, Dewan Sultan Ahmed, Professor Dr Syed Md Shamsuddin were also present.