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Jabbar's Balikhela is a special type of wrestling which is held on the 12th of Baishakh every year at Laldighi Maidan in Chittagong,Bangladesh. The participants in this game are called Bali. In the regional language of Chittagong, wrestling is known as Balikhela. The competition was started in 1909 by Abdul Jabbar Saudagar, a wealthy businessman from Badarpati area of Chittagong. After his death, the competition became known as Jabbar's Bali Game.