The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, New York

A three-day "Bangla Festival and Book Fair" was inaugurated by noted poet Rafiq Azad at Mary Louis Academy here on Friday night.

A Bengali Heritage rally, participated by children and juvenile wearing traditional Bengali mask, was held on the occasion.

A number of local politicians like New York State Senator Frank Padaven, City Councilman Heram Monsorat and Immigration Commissioner of Mayor office Guillermo Linaress also took part in the rally.

Poet Rafiq Azad, Sunil Gangopadhay, Dilera Hafiz, Shahida Begum, Fazlul Alam and litterateurs attended the festival.

Samay Publication, Mowla Brothers' from Bangladesh and Shahityam publishers from Kolkata are participating in the book fair.