Madaripur Liberation Day on 10 December marks the district’s liberation in 1971, with memorials to visit with respect.
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Sunil Mela Madaripur is a village literary fair at writer Sunil Gangopadhyay’s ancestral home in Kalkini.
The Jowariya rural fair in Tungipara is a one-day village fair of fish, big sweets and in-law visits, held for about 200 years.
The Gopalganj boat race is a two-month season of traditional village races on canals and beels, linked to Hindu festivals each autumn.
The Baruni Mela Orakandi is a three-day Matua festival of holy bathing, kirtan and fair stalls at the Orakandi Thakurbari in Gopalganj.
The Garpara Imam Bari in Manikganj has marked Muharram for over 100 years, with nine days of programmes and a large Ashura procession. Here is how to observe it respectfully.
The Kauar Beel fair in Shivalaya is a 300 year old Pahela Baishakh tradition under a banyan tree, with village crafts, sweets and a warm homecoming mood.
The Manikganj Bijoy Mela is a 15 day victory fair that begins around 13 December, with stalls, stage shows, games and a Liberation War exhibition in Manikganj town.
The Mahisar Boishakhi Mela is a seven-day village fair in Bhedarganj, Shariatpur, held from Pohela Boishakh around the Digambari Ma temple area, and loved by locals as a community festival.
The Jora Ilish Mela is a roughly 200-year-old fish fair held on the first day of Magh near Monohar Bazar, Shariatpur, where buyers take home a pair of hilsa.