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Asia Album: Lively kite festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Asia Album: Lively kite festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Xinhua
16 Jan 2026, 07:15 GMT+

DHAKA, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- People in Dhaka, Bangladesh, celebrated the Sakrain festival, also known as the kite festival, at the end of Poush, the ninth month of the Bengali calendar.

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