Children`s exceptional Eid celebration in Gazipur

The children in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur have celebrated the joy of Eid-ul-fitr in a special manner on Wednesday. Seeing the joyous celebration of children there, it may seem like Eid is not over yet.

The event was held on Wednesday afternoon at the Kafurchala field in Pabriachala village of Sreepur upazila in Gazipur.

Children were seen running, playing with balloons, flutes and other toys in the greenery. This exceptional event was called 'Children's Eid Ananda'. Paruli Social Cultural Organization arranged the event.

People from various walks of life, including Selim Reza, Deputy Director of the Interim Government's Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Sayeed Chowdhury, President of the Sreepur branch of the River Travelers' Party, and others were joined the event to share the joy with the children.

While visiting the area, this reporter found the field became a center for parents and children around 4 pm. Meanwhile, an announcement came from the stage that a drawing competition was about to begin. Upon hearing the announcement, more than a hundred children sat on the green grass and started drawing pictures as they wished. Almost all the children participated in this 15-minute drawing competition.

On the south side of the field, preparations were underway for a running competition for children of different ages. At the whistle signal, they were busy trying to see who could run and touch the rope on the opposite side of the field before anyone else.

The next stage was the children's biscuit race. Children of different ages jumped up and down trying to get biscuits tied to a string in their mouths.

As the afternoon approached, a ball throwing event was also held in the east-south corner of the field.

Just before evening, there was a 'chair sitting' game for mothers who came with their children. After 30 minutes, game got the winner. Then, there was a magic show on stage. Artist Khalilur Rahman showed one amazing magic trick after another to increase the joy of the children.

Apart from these, there was an opportunity for children to sing songs and recite poems and rhymes on stage throughout the afternoon.

The children expressed great excitement participating in these games. A child named Amatul said that he enjoyed the event very much.

Another child, Sifat, said that he participated in this Eid event and received a prize. Nusrat exclaimed that she was very happy to come to the event with her mother.

At the end of the program, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Selim Reza, addressed the children.