In the run up to the International Day of Yoga, ‘Evergreen Yoga’, organised a Pre-event at popular Ravindra Sarovar Park, Dhanmondi, Dhaka on Friday. The event was organised in collaboration with Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC), High Commission of India, Dhaka.

It was a kind of Yoga session cum demonstration to popularise Yoga and its benefits and also to give wide publicity to the upcoming International day of Yoga, 2024. Yoga practitioners and enthusiasts were gathered in large numbers at the venue to take part in the event.

Evergreen Yoga’s Bappa Shantonu said that in the last decade, Yoga has become very popular in Dhaka as well as other parts of Bangladesh. Yoga helps people to maintain physical and mental health including many other benefits so people are adopting Yoga and Pranayamas rapidly, he said.

There are more than 200 certified Yoga teachers in Bangladesh and around 25 Yoga Organisations are functional in Dhaka only, said Rokanuzzaman Tutul, Yoga Practitioner and Teacher.

There are many other Yoga Day related events scheduled to be held over the coming week across Bangladesh as people show great attraction to Yoga in Bangladesh.

Navalsang Parmar (Dhaka)