Wearing expensive dresses and belts, around 40 domestic and foreign cats participated in a contest at a cat exhibition in Barishal.

Abir Bin Mizan, the coordinator of the Persian Cat Society of Barishal, organised a cat exhibition at a convention hall in the city on Friday.

He said, "My wife and I first opened a group to bring cat lovers together and got a huge response within a short time. And finally, I organized the first cat exhibition in Barishal today. This exhibition is mainly organised to increase people's love for cats." 

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Cats also participated in various competitions and the winners won awards, he said.

Dr. Nurul Alam, district animal resources officer said, the unique cat exhibition is also a part of the entertainment. At the same time, it will make people more kind to animals, he added.

Jeba Maria Ahana, a participant at the exhibition, brought along her three cats named Shakib Khan, Apu Biswas and Bubli - putting it down to "the trend now".

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