Young visitors enjoying their time with a puppet at the Ekushey Book Fair on Friday. — FE Photo A giant tiger puppet burst onto the stage, sending young Maisha reaching for her phone to capture the moment. She had earlier competed in a drawing contest at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair at Bangla Academy before joining her parents at the Shishu Chattar in Suhrawardy Udyan on Friday, reports bdnews24.com
There, Kakatarua Puppet Theatre staged an interactive show featuring its popular characters.
By noon, more than a hundred children and guardians had gathered at the children's corner. Puppet friends Opu and Dipu took to the stage, weaving stories with educational messages. As they signed off, a giant "Bagh Mama" (tiger uncle) jumped in, prompting laughter and applause.
The oversized tiger danced off the stage and into the crowd, where children eagerly reached out to touch it and posed for photographs.
Prosanna Parijat, who came from Azimpur with his father, said he was very happy to be at the fair.
Shamim Hasan from Mohammadpur attended with his two children.
"My children really enjoyed the puppet show," he said, adding that the open-air venue felt warm under the midday sun.
The children's corner has been relocated beside the open stage in Suhrawardy Udyan. A total of 63 institutions have set up 107 units in the section this year.
Children's hour was observed from 11 AM to 1 PM.
In the morning, a children's drawing competition was held at 9:30 AM, followed by the preliminary round of a recitation contest at 10:30 AM .
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