Friendship Day being celebrated

The International Day of Friendship is being celebrated in Bangladesh on Sunday. The day is a very special for youths, juveniles and children. Youngsters have been thronging gift shops and shopping malls to buy special gifts for their friends in the Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet and other cities since the weekend – the eve of July 2, the world friendship day. Friendship bands, various gift items and greeting cards were selling fast at shops. In Dhaka, youths and children flocked gift shops to stock up on quirky bands, gift items, key chains, lockets, rubber rings, greeting cards etc. International Day of Friendship is observed on 30 July, but India and a few other countries celebrate Friendship Day on the first Sunday of August and this year, the day falls on August 2. The first World Friendship Day was proposed in Paraguay in 1958 and the special day is celebrated to show how much friends mean to us.
For young men and women and the teenagers it is one of the most awaited days of the year to express their feelings to their loved ones. The day is celebrated by exchanging gifts, friendship day bands and by hanging out with the loved ones. However, with the advancement of technology, e-cards as well as sending messages online have become the trend on Friendship Day.
Few Friendship Day quotes:
“A friend is never a coincidence in your life, they are meant to enter your life to bring you joy and laughter. So, I will always treasure the friendship between us.”
“To the world's best friend, who gave me your shoulders when I wanted to weep, who shared time with me during my happy days, who cared me when I was sick, who wanted to make me happy by cracking jokes. You will always be my best friend now and forever. Happy Friendship Day my best buddy.”
“Friendship is like wine: it gets better as it grows older. Just like us... I get better, you get older. Happy Friendship day my dear friend.”

- mbz