"Pitha Utshab-2023"

World University of Bangladesh's Cultural Club has been organized a two-day long "Pitha Utshab-2023" in the university premises stated from 2nd February 2023 (Thursday) and will continue till February 3, 2023 from 10 am to 5 pm. Eminent media personality and agricultural development activist, Founder Director and News Head of Impress Telefilm Limited Mr. Shykh Seraj inaugurated the Pitha Utshav as the Chief Guest at the inaugural function. The ceremony was chaired by the honorable Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Abdul Mannan Choudhury, while the Pro Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. M. Nurul Islam was present as special guest.

Each stall is decorated with different names, native decorations and different types of Pitha. Students of different departments decorated the stalls with delicious pitha puli of various names. Different types of pithas like Vapa, Puli, Patisapta, Dudhchitai, Nakshi Pitha, Golap Pitha, Malpoa, Jhalpuli, Rangbahari, Kheer Barfi, Tri-Veni, Rollpuli, Gudher Nadu, Jhal Bara, Raspakan, Kheer Patisapta, Pushpamanjuri, etc were available in the utshab. The venue became buzzing with the varied performances of the students.

Mr. Shykh Seraj inaugurated the festival by cutting the ribbon and cake at 10.00 am. He praised the initiative of the cultural club of World University of Bangladesh and thanked the students who participated in the festival. In his speech, he highlighted the history and traditions of the various festivals of the rural bangla and advised the students to cherish our culture and traditions more in addition to their institutional education. He also advised the students to come forward in the field of agriculture.

Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Abdul Mannan Chowdhury at the beginning of his speech thanked the Chief Guest for coming to the event. He referred to Pitha Utsav as a part of Bengali tradition. He said this festival helps us to bring out our own culture and invited the students to organize all the festivals of our culture.

Treasurer Morsheda Chowdhury in her speech reminisced about her childhood. Mentioning the names of many lost pithas, he thanked the students for organizing this festival and recalled the role of this festival in preserving our heritage. She mentioned that through such events leadership, commit, responsibilities, fellow-feelings is developed. All kinds of cultural practices should be continued in the university through different arrangements.

Professor Dr. M. Nurul Islam, Pro Vice Chancellor, World University of Bangladesh gave welcome speech at the festival.

The guests then visited the pitha stalls and tasted the pitha. University Registrar, Controller of Examinations, Proctor, Deans, Heads of Departments, Teachers and Officials were also present on the occasion. Apart from the university teachers and students, common people around the campus enjoyed this festival.