London Grace School in Dhaka held Baishakhi fair and Bangla New Year celebrations on Saturday depicting the six seasons in stage performances. The students and teachers also exhibited different cultural heritages of the nation through different programmes.
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NSU welcomes Bangla Year amidst fun, festivity
Shedding the preceding year’s glooms to oblivion, North South University welcomed Pahela Baishakh, country’s most colorful festival and the first day of the Bangla year 1420, on Sunday with its customary fanfare and festivity. The program started with a colorful rally named ‘Mongol Shovajatra’ organised by NSU Sangskritik Sangathan and led by Prof. Dr. Md. ... Read more
Pahela Baishakh celebrated in district towns
Pahela Baishakh was celebrated in different district towns including Chittagong, Sylhet, Khulna, Bogra, Mymensingh and Jessore through colourful programmes. The main attraction of the celebrations was Baishakhi fairs displaying various agricultural products, handicrafts, toys, cosmetics, and regional cuisines. Rural artistes presented jatra, pala gaan, kabigaan,
Nation greets Bangla 1420 in style and colour
The nation on Sunday celebrated “Pahela Baishakh,” the first day of the Bengali New Year 1420 with fanfare and festivity in style and a traditional colorful way. The grand celebration kicked off as the first sunrise of 1420 became visible on the eastern horizon, welcoming the New Year with especially chosen seasonal song – “Eso ... Read more
Thousand singers welcome Pahela Baishakh
Like every year, Pahela Baishakh has been celebrated in the capital, other districts and rural regions across the country with the same zeal and gusto this time to welcome the Bangla New Year 1420. From all the arrangements of cultural organisations, participation of artistes and crowding of audience, it can be said that Pahela Baishakh ... Read more
No tangible move for UNESCO recognition
On Pahela Baishakh, communities from diverse ethnic backgrounds and religions welcome the Bangla Solar New Year through festivity, rituals and cultural programmes. Different age groups wearing colourful clothes cerebrate the day with traditional rural Bangla meals: hilsa fish and ‘panta’. Pahela Baishakh promotes the values of peace, solidarity
Hilsa takes last jump before Pahela Baishakh
The price of hilsa took its last jump on the capital’s kitchen markets on Saturday, a day before Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla New Year 1420. The price of hilsa weighting around 1 kg-1.5 kg increased by Tk 400-Tk 800 a kg in a day, said fish traders. A piece of hilsa ... Read more
Baisabi celebrations begin
The three-day Baisabi festival to welcome the Bangla New Year has begun with great enthusiasm and fanfare in Dhaka as well as in the hill towns of the country on Friday. The term Baisabi is a concoction of the first alphabets of different festivities celebrated by the existing 13 ethnic groups in the Chittagong Hill ... Read more
Shoppers rush for last-minute buying
With only one day left for the beginning of the Bangla New Year, shoppers are pouring into the malls and makeshift shops in the Dhaka city to finish off their last-minute buying. Shoppers and shopkeepers have told New Age that owing to series of hartals this year shopping for Pahela Baishakh celebrations is very dull ... Read more
Hilsa price skyrockets
The price of hilsa skyrocketed on the retail markets in the capital o ver the week ending Friday ahead of Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year. Hilsa price increased by Tk 200-Tk 300 a kilogram over the week. Traders said a large quantity of hilsa came to the market
Govt takes programmes to celebrate Pahela Baishakh
The government has taken elaborate programmes to welcome the Bangla New Year 1420 through traditional Pahela Baishakh celebrations. As part of the programmes, the first day of Bangla new year will be government holiday. The president and the prime minister will give
Sonargaon Hotel to celebrate Bangla New Year
Pan Pacific Sonargaon, Dhaka will hold ‘Bangladeshi Traditional Fair’ to celebrate the Bangla New Year 1420. The three-day fair, which will begin on April 13, will display Bangladeshi handicrafts, clothes, souvenirs and snacks. The hotel’s most popular restaurant Café Bazar will offer
Hilsa continues to be pricier ahead of Pahela Baishakh
The price of hilsa witnessed further rise on the retail markets in the capital over the week ending Friday on the eve of Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla new year. Traders said the demand for hilsa was increasing with the Pahela Baishakh approaching and people were taking preparations to celebrate the occasion which ... Read more
Pahela Baishakh Celebration in Dhaka
Ushering in 1418 Pahela Baishakh Celebration in Dhaka The nation welcomed ‘Pahela Baishakh’, the first day of the Bangla year 1418, on Thrusday amidst vibrant pageantry, leaving behind the gloom of the past and pledging to uphold the nation’s opulent cultural heritage. Tens of thousands of people from all walks of life, in traditional clothes, ... Read more
Pahela Baishakh celebrated
The nation celebrated the Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla calendar, on Thursday amid traditional fanfare and festivity leaving behind the gloom of past and pledging to uphold the nation’s heritage. Tens of thousands of people from all walks of life dressed in traditional clothes poured into the streets, parks and open spaces ... Read more
Pahela Baishakh: Symbol of the timeless
It is that time of year when the Bangalees celebrate their heritage and, through that celebration, assesses their place in the universal scheme of things. For the Bangalees, like millions of others across the globe, have a claim on history based on the cultural tradition their ancestors shaped for them, one that they renew annually ... Read more
Baishakhi celebrations have given us an individual identity: Aly Zaker
Weach Bangla New Year we start a new journey. Leaving all the sorrows, sad and bad times behind us we move forward. We welcome Pahela Baishakh by celebrating the occasion. We re-discover ourselves with the Baishakhi celebrations. It reminds us of our cultural identity and heritage as we celebrate Pahela Baishakh with new hopes in ... Read more