The threeday long traditional ‘Boisabi festival’ of the people of different ethnic communities in Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh began Friday.

The first day of the festival, known as ‘Phul Biju,’ is celebrated by Chakma, Tripura, Marma communities by decorating their houses with flowers and immersing them in rivers, seeking blessings from the Mother Ganga.

The celebration began by immersing flowers in Chengi River, in the town’s Khabangpuria area by the local Tripura community.

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