Dhaka, Bangladesh. 15th Jan, 2015. The Shakrain Festival has taken place in Shakhari Bazar area in the old Dhaka city today. Shakrain Festival also known as Kite festival is celebrated in Dhaka, Bangladesh at the end of the Bangla month Poush. Shakrain Festival in one of the most old, famous and important annual festival of Bangladesh. It is the symbol of unity and friendship in Bangladesh. Shakrain Festival is important especially for flying lots of colorful kites. People of Bangladesh fly colorful and designable kites on this day. Credit: zakir hossain chowdhury zakir/Alamy Live News


The Shakrain Festival has taken place in Shakhari Bazar area in the old Dhaka city today. Shakrain Festival also known as Kite festival is celebrated in Dhaka, Bangladesh at the end of the Bangla month Poush. Shakrain Festival in one of the most old, famous and important annual festival of Bangladesh. It is the symbol of unity and friendship in Bangladesh. Shakrain Festival is important especially for flying lots of colorful kites. People of Bangladesh fly colorful and designable kites on this day. Every roof of every house of Bangladesh is filled with people interested in kite flying. Beside kite flying fire splitting, fireworks or cracker works also arranged after sunset in this day.


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