Book fair ends in Faridpur

The three- day long book fair organized by the local district administration in connection with the observance of Ekushey February’ and International Mother Language day ended here yesterday evening at Zilla Parishad’ premises.
Assistant District Commissioner of Faridpur (Education & ICT) attended the function as the chief guest while it was chaired by Diabetic Association secretary Prof. SK Abdus Samad, Prof. Rizvi Zaman, cultural activist and Freedom Fighter, Abul Faez Shahnawaj and Ushal Chowdhury addressed among others in the Closing Ceremony.In the concluding session prizes were distributed among the competitors in essay writing, book reading and for the children of Shishu Academy for various competitions.About thirty stalls were set up in the fair with varieties of books to attract the attentions of the book lovers in the town.Prizes were also given to the book stalls owners who brought a large number of books at their stalls.After the prize giving ceremony a cultural function was held in the fair.BSS, Faridpur