A two-day national women's boat race, cultural festival, and free health camp has begun at the Guakhola Secondary School ground in Shekhati union of Narail Sadar upazila. Narail-1 member of parliament Jahangir Alam inaugurated the festival on Friday morning. Traditional boat race competitions featuring 16 Matua women teams are scheduled for Saturday.
Organized jointly by Alkapuri Cultural Center and Spellbound Communications Limited under the initiative of Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation, the festival aims to highlight Narail's folk tradition, culture, and tourism potential while ensuring rural women's empowerment and healthcare. MP Jahangir Alam spoke as the chief guest at the opening ceremony, and Parjatan Corporation Chairman Shamimuzzaman spoke as a special guest.
Chaired by Additional District Commissioner Lincoln Biswas, the event was also addressed by Parjatan Corporation Director Goni Ul Azam, Civil Surgeon Dr. Abdur Rashid, and Additional Superintendent of Police Nur-e-Alam Siddiqui. As part of the festival, free medical services and medicine distribution are ongoing, with over five hundred people receiving healthcare on the first day alone.
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