The Benapole-Petrapole border turned colourful on Wednesday with performances by prominent singers, litterateurs, politicians from both countries. The India-Bangladesh Ganga-Padma Language Unity Council introduced a fair at zero point on International Mother Language Day in 2002, the first event of its kind that brings people from both countries together. Jyotipriya Mallick, minister for food and supplies in West Bengal, and Lok Sabha MP Mamata Thakur, among others, led a delegation comprising artistes, journalists and administrative officers to Bangladesh at 10:15am. The two delegates placed wreaths at the altar of a makeshift Shaheed Minar set up at the zero point. Bangladesh’s Fatema-Tuj-Johora, Kiran Chandra Roy and Indian singer Anupam Roy sang songs.

Source: bd News24 February 21, 2018 10:30 UTC