GAIBANDHA, -Annual sports competition for the inmates of Government Shishu Paribar (Girls) was held on its premises at Shukhnagar area of the town here yesterday amid much festivity to the concerned.

The competition was held through the active participation of the inmates at 13 events including high jump, long jump, cock fight, and race. Besides, the cultural competition was also held among the inmates of the paribar at 19 events, said an official of the institute.

In the morning around 10 am, deputy commissioner Md. Abdul Matin formally inaugurated the sports competition through releasing pigeons as the chief guest. Speaking on the occasion, DC M. Abdul Matin urged the authority concerned for arranging different sports and other co-curricular activities to the inmates regularly to help them build their sound health and flourish their merits.

Later, the DC formally distributed the prizes to the winners in the afternoon as the chief guest and deputy director of Social Services Department M. Emdadul Haque Pramanik was present as the special guest.

Assistant director of the department Md. Quamruzzaman Sarker, Sadar upazila social services officer Nsir Hossain, deputy superintendent of the shishu paribar Md. Shahabul Alam, and other officials of the department were present on the occasion.

Similar sports and cultural competition for the inmates of Government Shishu Paribar (Boys) located at Professor Colony of the town here on the same day, official sources said.