A month-long folk art and craft fair titled ‘Lok-Karushilpa Mela O Lokojo Utsab-2014’ will begin at Bangladesh Lok O Karu Shilpa Foundation in Sonargaon of Narayanganj on Friday. “The fair will begin on February 14 and continue until March 14. There’ll be a total of 184 stalls in the fair,” Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor told a press briefing at his office on Monday.
The minister will inaugurate the fair to be organised by Bangladesh Lok O Karu Shilpa Foundation as the chief guest.
As many as 44 craftsmen will participate in the fair from the rural areas of the country. There will be 20 stalls for the craftsmen in the fair, the minister said. – UNB
