Two-day tourism carnival begins in Kuakata

Patuakhali, 23 Oct - A two-day tourism carnival kicked off at Kuakata, a popular coastal tourist destination in Patuakhali, Friday with a beach football competition.

ABM Mosharraf Hossain, lawmaker from Patuakhali-4 constituency, formally inaugurated the competition by releasing balloons and pigeons at the zero point of the beach adjacent to DC Park.

Sultana Jesmin Jui, a lawmaker from the reserved women's seat for Pirojpur-1, and Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation Chairman Md Shamimuzzaman attended the inauguration as special guests, along with officials from different government departments.

The first day of the carnival also features a kite festival and drawing competition at Lembur Bon in the afternoon, followed by a concert featuring popular artistes in the evening. 

Different programmes will also be held tomorrow (Saturday).

The carnival has drawn a large number of visitors to Kuakata, with the gathering of tourists estimated at over one lakh on the occasion.

Inspector Nazmul Hasan of the Tourist Police said around 700 members of the Tourist Police, River Police, regular police and plainclothes law enforcement agencies have been deployed to ensure the safety of tourists.BSS