Poetry festival at Kumarkhali
The 'Poetry Festival' is going to be held in Kumarkhali, a traditional town of Kushtia, where Lalon-Rabindra-Mosharraf was born and remembered. Barrister Selim Altaf George, Jatiyo Sangsad member from Kumarkhali-Khoksa constituency will inaugurate the day-long festival at the local Shishu Park next Saturday (November 20).
Former Finance Secretary of National Poetry Council Poet Syed Abdus Sadiq will preside over the function. Hundreds of invited poets from different parts of the country including Dhaka are participating in the literary festival.
The festival is organized by Kumarkhali Poetry Council and sponsored by Shaheed Golam Kibria Foundation. Poet-playwright Liton Abbas, on behalf of the Kumarkhali Poetry Council, said Kumarkhali has always been the seat of literary and cul...
