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A colourful rally of hackney carriages was brought
out in the capital yesterday at the initiative of Dhaka
Samity in celebration of 400 years of the capital. Focus
Bangla

BSS, Dhaka

The three-day traditional food festival titled 'Taste of Dhaka' began yesterday at the Kalabagan playground marking the 400th Founding Anniversary of the capital city.

Nearly 60 renowned food shops of the city with traditional items, including biriani, khichuri, kebab, bakharkhani and sweets participated in the fair. The Dhaka Mahanagar Samity with the help of Spellbound, an event management organisation, arranged the fair for the first time as part of its programme to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the old city.

The celebration began with a colourful procession featuring, among other things, 26 horse carriages at 10 AM from the samity office at Nayabazar. The rally was terminated at the venue of the food fair.

The fair will remain open from 8 AM to 10 PM daily. Traditional lathi khela, recitation from 'puthi', kawali, baul and other traditional songs, music and circus will also be performed every evening.

Noted cultural personality Syeed Ahmed inaugurated the fair while President of the Samity M Sirazul Islam was in the chair.

Vice-chairman of the samity Alhaj Abdus Salam, General Secretary Abu Horayra and Director of the Spellbound M Sadekul Arefeen were also present at the inaugural function.