Boat rally marking Jute Day in city
Sunday, 4 March 2018
An exciting colourful boat rally with 100 traditional boats was held in the city's Hatirjheel as part of the government's ongoing campaign to make use of jute and jute products popular ahead of the National Jute Day on March 6, reports BSS.
The boats, decorated with colourful festoons and balloons, displayed jute and jute products along with portraits of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina created much enthusiasm among the spectators.
People from all ages flocked on banks of the entire Hatirjheel to enjoy the rare boat rally.
Textiles and Jute Minister M Imazuddin Pramanik was present as the chief guest while State Minister for Textiles and Jute Mirza Azam as the special guest.
The government has chalked out a week-long programme including rally, road show, art camp, poem festival, seminar and symposiums, started from February 27 centring the National Jute Day.
Pramanik called upon all to work along with the government from their respective positions for making the use of jute and jute products more popular at home and abroad.
"We have taken various programmes to aware people about the economic benefit of jute," he also said the present government is committed to revive the past glory of golden fiber, the pride of Bangladesh.