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The curtain has come down on the three-day boat race competition and rural fair in Kalukhali of Rajbari. The final round of the race was held on Wednesday towards evening in the Padma river adjacent to Mahendrapur ferry ghat in Ratandia union of the upazila.
In the final, New Shapla of Syedpur became champion, leaving behind the Char Gobindapur boat of Aminpur in Pabna. Char Gobindapur took second place and Khayran Ekota Challenger third. The winning team was awarded a motorcycle and a refrigerator.
A three-day rural fair sat on the bank of the Padma centring on the boat race. Thousands of visitors from several districts, including Rajbari, Pabna and Faridpur, crowded the river bank.
The competition, organised by Kalukhali upazila BNP, was conducted by Mehedi Hasan Tota. He said, ‘Work is going on to bring back rural heritage under the direction of the member of parliament for the Rajbari-2 constituency. We have organised a three-day rural fair and boat race on the bank of the Padma. About fifty thousand people enjoyed this race. There is a plan to organise it on a larger scale in future.’
Present at the programme were Pangsha upazila BNP president Chand Ali Khan, Pangsha municipal BNP president Md Baharam Hossain Sardar, Kalukhali upazila BNP president Md Lutfor Rahman Khan, Rajbari district Swechchhasebak Dal member secretary Tuhinur Rahman Tuhin and Kalukhali upazila BNP general secretary Advocate Rakibul Hasan Ruma.
Besides, local political leaders, public representatives, dignitaries and people from various classes and professions were present.
