 Lathi khela competition in Bangladesh | |
| Focus | Stick fighting |
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| Famous practitioners | Pulin Behari Das |
| Olympic sport | No |
| Meaning | Staffplay |
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Lathi khela (Bengali: লাঠি খেলা) is a traditional Bengali martial art[1][2] – a kind of stick fighting practiced in Bangladesh.[3] A practitioner is known as a lathial.[4] Lathi khela originated from the Bengal region in Indian subcontinent.
- ^ Khan, Saleque (2007). Performing the (imagi)nation: A Bangladesh Mise-en-scene. New York University. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-549-09962-8.
- ^ Ahmed, Sharif Uddin (1999). Sylhet: History and Heritage. Bangladesh Itihas Samiti. ISBN 978-984-31-0478-6.
- ^ "Lathi Khela to celebrate Tangail Free Day". The Daily Star. 13 December 2011.
- ^ "'Lathi khela' at Charukala". bangladesh2day.com. 27 December 2008. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2013.