Green walls were decorated with leaves and jute fibers. The glow of fluorescent light was lit bright. The wall turned into a canvas drawn cartoons and folk motifs like umbrellas, fishes, banana trees. A collection of quizzes awaits. Some ae playing ekka dokka on the floor. Chhi-kut kut, bou-chi, kabaddi ground… Children are traveling the world with tabs and laptops in the nature of Shyamal Bangla– the Green Bengal. Some people are playing games on made in Bangladesh mobiles and PCs. Paper flowers, glasses, charades, planes made by teenagers… Moving forward, there is a blue-wave galaxy-world.
The four-day ‘Smart Children Carnival 2023’ began at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Auditorium at Segunbagicha in the capital. President Mohammad Shahabuddin inaugurated the smart children’s festival for the first time on Wednesday morning visiting all 10 zones.
State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak guided the president to visit the event organized by Bangladesh Computer Council under the ICT Division to create people inspired by patriotism, innovative, creative, non-communal spirit and human qualities. State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Md. Zakir Hossain, ICT Division Secretary Md. Shamsul Arefin, BCC Director General Ranjit Kumar, among others, were present.
After visiting the festival, the opening ceremony started with singing the national anthem and reciting from holy books.
