A traditional boat race was held in Meghna river in Dattapara area in Narsingdi town on Saturday afternoon.
Thousands of people gathering on both sides of the river and riding passengers’ boats enjoyed the race.
A total of 45 teams from Kishorgonj, Brahmanbaria, Hobigonj and others districts took part in the competition.
Sher-e-Bangla Club of Narsingdi organised the event like the previous years. Labor and Employment Minister Raziuddin Ahmed Raju attended the programme as the chief guest while additional Secretary Kaikobad Hossain, also president of Sher-e-Bangla Club was in the chair.
Narsingdi Zila Parishad administrator advocate Asaduzzaman, lawmaker Nazrul Islam Baby and Industrialist Tarek Ahmed were present as special guests.
Former Narsingdi Paura chairman Abdul Matin Sarker and Narsingdi city Awami League president Montaj Uddin Bhuiyan, among others, were present.
The enthusiastic villagers came to both sides of the river beating drums and singing songs.
In the boast race, Siddiqullah Nou dal from Brahmanbaria district won the competition while Zahed Ali Majhi’s of the same district became the runner-up.
After the race, the chief guest distributed the prizes among the winners.
