Crowds gather at Austhami bathing festival in Kishoreganj

Sr. Staff Reporter, Kishoreganj :

Thousands of Hindu devotees thronged the banks of old Brahmaputra river in Hossainpur of Kishoreganj on the occasion of Ashtami Snan (holy bath) on Saturday.
Local Administration , Puja Udjapan Parishad , two lacs of devotes from 13 upazilas in the district including some places of nearby Mymensingh and Narsingdi district also took part in the holy bathing festival from Saturday early hours. A fair was also held by the river.
Superintendent of Police (SP) of Kishoreganj, Mohammad Hasan Chowdhury BPM said that, We have taken all necessary and unprecedented security measures to keep in the area.
Many devotees expressed satisfaction with management and security measures in place.