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The preliminary selection for the 14th<\/sup> edition of the national child artist competition \u201cShapla Kuri 2026\u201d began in Dhaka on Monday, with children from the Dhaka, Faridpur and Mymensingh zones taking part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Organised by Bangladesh Zia Shishu Academy, the competition covers six disciplines \u2014 Qirat, recitation, music, dance, acting and instrumental music. The first round is being held at the Institute of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh (IDEB) building in Kakrail and continued till September 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n More than 500 contestants took part in the Qirat, recitation, and music categories on Monday, with 60 receiving \u201cyes cards\u201d and advancing from the preliminary selection, according to the supplied report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The competition is being held under the slogan \u201cJekhane Protibha, Sekhanei Amra\u201d (Wherever there is talent, there we are). Preliminary selections will be held across 12 zones, with successful contestants moving on to the main round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Barishal, Khulna and Jashore zones will hold their preliminary selections on September 27 and 28, followed by the Sylhet, Cumilla and Chattogram zones on September 29 and 30. Qirat, recitation and music will be contested on the first day in each zone, followed by dance, acting and instrumental music on the second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The main competition will feature 15 individual and three group categories. Contestants can take part in up to three individual categories and one group category. First, second and third places will be awarded in each category, while two contestants will also be selected as Shaplakuri Champions in two divisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At Monday\u2019s opening, BNP National Executive Committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy said children should be given opportunities to develop their interests and talents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cToday\u2019s children will run the country in the future and make significant contributions in different fields. Therefore, instead of restricting children\u2019s psychological needs and hidden talents from an early age, they should be nurtured creatively,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He also said that not being selected in a competition should not be viewed as a setback in life, urging participants to continue working to improve their performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TBT REPORT The preliminary selection for the 14th edition of the national child artist competition \u201cShapla Kuri 2026\u201d began in Dhaka on Monday, with children from the Dhaka, Faridpur and Mymensingh zones taking part. Organised by Bangladesh Zia Shishu Academy, the competition covers six disciplines \u2014 Qirat, recitation, music, dance, acting and instrumental music. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":37689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"\n