5-day Pitha Utsab ends

A 5-day Jatiya Pitha Utsab (Cake Festival) ended with distribution of prizes and colorful cultural programmes on Public Library ground in Rangpur city on Sunday night.

Rangpur divisional unit of Jatiya Pitha Utsab -1428 Udjapon Parishad organised the cake festival under the auspices of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs aiming at introducing the traditional Bengali cakes, culture and heritage to the present generations.

Cake experts of Rangpur set up 30 stalls on the festival premises displaying more than 100 types of traditional and delicious cakes.

Earlier, State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid attended the inaugural ceremony of the cake festival as the chief guest on March 9 last.

Mayor of Rangpur Md Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa attended the closing ceremony of the festival and distributed prizes among owners of five best stalls and best cake artist as the chief guest.

The awarded five best stalls are ‘Brishti Suitcase’, ‘Dreamer Shop’, ‘Nepali Mom’, ‘Ankora Shoily’ and ‘Ichche Puran’ while Rikta Prasad received special honor as the best cake artist by making cakes of different regions with special tastes.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (City Special Branch) of Rangpur Metropolitan Police Abu Bakar Siddique and Superintendent of Police of Rangpur Md. Ferdous Ali Chowdhury attended the closing function as special guests.