Alponay Boishakh back to welcome Bangla New Year

On the way to set world record

FE Team | Published: April 08, 2024 23:31:24

Organisers of 'Alponay Boishakh 1431' held a press conference on Monday.

Country's largest Alpona festival, titled 'Alponay Boishakh 1431,' is all set to bring the essence of Bengali culture to life with vibrant strokes of colour and artistry.
Asiatic Experiential Marketing Limited, Banglalink Digital Communications Limited, and Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited jointly organised the festival.
The organisers made the announcement of festival at a press conference held at the Daily Star Centre in Dhaka on Monday, says a press release.
Asiatic Experiential Marketing Limited has hosted the annual Alponay Boishakh from 2012 to 2019, organising a cherished Alpona drawing celebration at Manik Mia Avenue in the capital and different locations nationwide to welcome the Bangla New Year.
After a break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the eighth edition of this grand celebration is back as Alponay Boishakh 1431.
This year's celebration is all set to spread the vibrant spirit of Boishakh across the country, with traditional Alpona to be drawn across three cities -- Manik Mia Avenue, Dhaka; Shib Bari More, Khulna; and Mithamoin, Kishoreganj.
The festivities will begin in Mithamoin, Kishoreganj, on April 12. The Alpona will start simultaneously at Shib Bari More in Khulna and Manik Mia Avenue in Dhaka the following day (April 13).
This year, Alponay Boishakh 1431 is all set to make history with the attempt to set a World Record with the world's longest Alpona, stretching 14 kilometers from Mithamoin Zero Point to Austagram Zero Point, Kishoreganj.
Parliament Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury will attend the festivity in Dhaka as the chief guest. Asaduzzaman Noor, MP, Chairman, Asiatic 3Sixty; Sara Zaker, Co-Chairperson, Asiatic 3Sixty; Iresh Zaker, Group Managing Director, Asiatic 3Sixty; Rupali Chowdhury, Managing Director, Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited; Taimur Rahman, Chief Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Officer, Banglalink Digital Communications Limited; and artist Moniruzzaman will also be present.
The press conference was attended by Iresh Zaker, Group Managing Director, Asiatic 3Sixty; Mohammad Sayeem, Chief Executive Officer, Asiatic EXP; Taimur Rahman, Chief Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Officer, Banglalink Digital Communications Limited; Md Mohsin Habib Chowdhury, Chief Operating Officer and Director, Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited; Tanzeen Ferdous Alam, Chief Marketing Officer, Berger Paints Bangladesh; and artist Monirul Islam.0