SAVAR, Nov 30, 2022 (BSS) - The Butterfly Fair-2022 will be held on Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus on Friday.

JU Zoology Department will organise the fair on the Zahir Raihan auditorium premises of the university to raise awareness to conserve butterfly in the environment.

Prof Md Monwar Hossain, convener of the fair, revealed the information through a press conference held at Teachers Lounge of central cafeteria of the university this afternoon.

The daylong fair will be featured with drawing competition for children, photography exhibition, butterfly exhibition, butterfly -shape kite flying competition for children, butterfly race, debate competition and documentary exhibition on 'Butterfly and its Habitat'.

This year, Butterfly Award-2022 will be given to 'Tarupallab' organization for its contribution on conserving nature and Butterfly Young Enthusiast-2022 award will be given to Dipto Biswas of Dhaka University's Zoology department. 

The Zoology department of JU in association with Cute Ltd, Prokriti O Jibon Foundation and Channel I has been organizing the fair since 2010.