Rajshahi: A three-day Bonsai exhibition began in Rajshahi today aimed at making the Bonsai culture popular among common people along with disseminating its economic values. Rajshahi Bonsai Society arranged the fair at the Green Plaza of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC).
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Commissioner of Rajshahi division and RCC Administrator Dr Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir and Principal of Rajshahi College Prof Jahur Ali addressed the inaugural event of the exhibition as chief and special guest respectively with RBS president Syed Mahfuz-E Towheed in the chair. RBS Vice-president Rehana Chowdhury and General Secretary Sarwar Murshed also spoke, illustrating the various aspects of Bonsai culture and its positive impact on the society.
Dr Humayun Kabir, terming the Bonsai practice as an art of precision, said it can play a vital role in reducing social crimes. Highlighting the various aspects of Bonsai culture, he mentioned that the country could earn significant foreign currency throu
gh the export of quality Bonsai to developed countries.
Some 65 Bonsai-lovers are participating in the exhibition with 240 Bonsai of 45 species. Many varieties of Bonsai are on display, with banyan, ‘pakur’, fig, tamarind, Bougainvillea, Epil Epil, and even pine trees displayed in various formations like formal upright, slanting, broom, and rock-style.
Some of the works are in a landscape format with small clay houses and bamboo bridges. Many tree lovers thronged the exhibition to view and buy the dwarfed trees. Bonsai is a Japanese word meaning planted in a container, with its origin tracing back thousands of years. It is the art of making miniature life-size trees.
The exhibition will remain open for visitors from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm till Saturday.