TRADITIONAL BOAT RACE OF BANGLADESH

Its traditional boat race in Dhaka, Bangladesh. There are many Boatmen take part in a traditional race competition while hundreds of people follow with their boats in the river Bosila in Dhaka, Thousands of spectators enjoy the annual boat race with much festivity.

Every years when the rain comes, and most of the rural areas are flooded, then the rural villagers arrange boat races without engines in Bangladesh
 

Traditional Boat Race Of Bangladesh

The Nouka Baich

Boat Race of Bangladesh

Traditional Boat Race Of Bangladesh. It is one of the ancient & rural flock game of Bangladesh. Every years when the rain comes & most of the rural area over flooded by water then the rural villagers arrange this game. In this game the villagers invited the local people.
There isn’t any restriction about what type of boat can participate in this kind of race except that boats with engine aren’t allowed. the most unique feature about Boat race( Nouka Baich) is in every boat there is a leader who doesn’t row but he acts as an energizer for the whole team by singing songs and rhymes. Those boat are won is honored by local chief man & gave the boat men a special gift.

Boat races Buriganga

Boat races such as the one along the Buriganga have taken place in Bangladesh for centuries. Thousands flocked to witness the traditional nouka baich or boat race - at Basila and Munshiganj in Dhaka capital of the Bangladeshi