Steps taken to protect country's traditional cultural heritage'
Sunday, 5 December 2010
The government has taken a plan to form a big cultural circle in the city aiming to protect the traditional cultural heritage of the country, reports BSS.
Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Abul Kalam Azad said this while inaugurating a five-day fair of handicrafts and artistic works at Bangladesh National Museum here as the chief guest.
"We want to form a big cultural circle including the areas of Suhrawardy Udyan, Shahid Minar, National Museum, Bangla Academy and Shilpakala Academy to revive our traditional culture, handicrafts and artistic works and project them to the people", he said.
The handicrafts and artistic works fair-2010 has been jointly organized by the Bangladesh National Museum and the Ministry of Cultural Affairs.
He said the government also plans to patronize traditional handicrafts and artistic works through providing bank loans so the small and poor entrepreneurs can produce quality products to compete with the products marketed by different countries like China and India.
Director General of Bangladesh National Museum Prakash Chandra Das delivered the welcome address with Chairman of Bangladesh National Museum Trustee Board M Azizur Rahman in the chair.
Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Cultural Affairs Ministry Quazi Keramat Ali and acting secretary of the cultural affairs ministry Suraiya Begum were the special guests at the inaugural function.
He recalled that Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had created an artistic museum at Sonargaon in Narayanganj for protecting the traditional handicrafts of the country.
Later, the minister inaugurated the fair at the NaliniKanta Bhattashali Gallery of the national museum. About 24 workers from different regions of the country are participating in the fair with their creative artistic works like jamdani, nakshikantha, tepa putul, nakshi sutar pakaha, metal works, putir mala, daru shilpa, pottery and leather.
Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Abul Kalam Azad said this while inaugurating a five-day fair of handicrafts and artistic works at Bangladesh National Museum here as the chief guest.
"We want to form a big cultural circle including the areas of Suhrawardy Udyan, Shahid Minar, National Museum, Bangla Academy and Shilpakala Academy to revive our traditional culture, handicrafts and artistic works and project them to the people", he said.
The handicrafts and artistic works fair-2010 has been jointly organized by the Bangladesh National Museum and the Ministry of Cultural Affairs.
He said the government also plans to patronize traditional handicrafts and artistic works through providing bank loans so the small and poor entrepreneurs can produce quality products to compete with the products marketed by different countries like China and India.
Director General of Bangladesh National Museum Prakash Chandra Das delivered the welcome address with Chairman of Bangladesh National Museum Trustee Board M Azizur Rahman in the chair.
Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Cultural Affairs Ministry Quazi Keramat Ali and acting secretary of the cultural affairs ministry Suraiya Begum were the special guests at the inaugural function.
He recalled that Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had created an artistic museum at Sonargaon in Narayanganj for protecting the traditional handicrafts of the country.
Later, the minister inaugurated the fair at the NaliniKanta Bhattashali Gallery of the national museum. About 24 workers from different regions of the country are participating in the fair with their creative artistic works like jamdani, nakshikantha, tepa putul, nakshi sutar pakaha, metal works, putir mala, daru shilpa, pottery and leather.