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Historic BOAT RACE of Bangladesh

Boat race is a very popular and entertaining event during the rainy season, the Bengali months of Bhadra and Ashwin, locally known as Nouka Baich in Bangladesh and it is an important element of the folk cultural.Nouka Baich is a traditional rowing sport of Bangladesh. The sport uses traditional Bangladeshi boats known as Nouka. Boats for Nouka Baich are long. Each team in a Nouka Baich competition consists of 25 to 100 members. Boats with motor engines are not allowed.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Ullahpara, Sirajgonj, Bangladesh
Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Copyright: © Sujon Adhikary