A woman browses pottery items at a stall on the first day of a two-day fair organised by the Gulshan Society at Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed Park in Gulshan-2 yesterday, marking the start of Bangla New Year celebrations. The event, titled “Oligoli Halkhata,” aims to bring together residents through cultural festivities to celebrate Pahela Baishakh. Photo: Rashed Shumon
RACING AGAINST THE STORM… Farmers in Khulna are working tirelessly to harvest their ripe Boro paddy as fast as possible, worried they might get damaged by the nor’wester storms common during the Bangla month of Baishakh. The photo was taken from Pashchim Bilpabla area in Dumuria upazila. Related story on page 5.
Photo: Habibur Rahman
The preparations made for today’s Pahela Baishakh festivities at Chattogram’s DC Hill were ruined last night when a group of vandals swooped on the organisers, wrecked the stage, smashed chairs, and tore down banners. The event held here to welcome the Bangla New Year is one of the major celebrations in the port city.
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