The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) has got tremendous responses from both amateur and professional photographers to its photography competition.

Sources in the BPC said that over 2,000 photographs on 19 topics were submitted for the competition till Monday, the last date for submission.

The topics of the photographs include natural beauty of Bangladesh, sea beaches of Cox's Bazar and Kuakata, the Sundarbans, lifestyle of indigenous people, eternal Bangla, rural lifestyle, city lives, fairs, national days, culture, historic and archeological remains, installations and statues, bio-diversity, beasts and birds, haors and rivers, seasonal diversity, development activities and panoramic beauty.

A high official of the BPC said the judges would select 300 photographs for display at its

Photography Exhibition to be held at Shilpakala Academy in the city on July 4 and 5. Around 350 photographers from diverse sections have submitted their works.

Three best photographs will be awarded while the selected photographs for the exhibition would be honoured, he said.

Secretary of Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry Syed Mohammad Zobayer is expected to inaugurate the exhibition tomorrow (Friday).

The BPC official expects that the competition would help explore unknown talents in photography and unveil the beauty of the country.