Bangla New Year
Sweets for my sweets / Ushering Baishakh with mishty
Most Dhakaites have a sweet tooth. We just cannot do without a sweet end to our meals, be it licking your fingers on Kashmiri mango achar, tomato chutney, or slurping up the daal (lentil soup) mixed with sweet, jujube and tamarind pickle.
Is there a Bangalee way to celebrate Pahela Baishakh?
The “Bangalee way” in the sense of a single, linear way is a myth at best, and nationalist propaganda at worst.
Bhutan PM enjoys the Bangla New Year
The spirit of our cultural festivity filled the air as the rays of the early morning sun of the Bangla New Year 1426, beamed with the
Ramna Batamul case in limbo
It has been almost 20 years since the dreadful Ramna Batamul carnage during a Chhayanaut event, which saw the death of 10 people.
The Panta magic
Pahela Baishakh celebrations seem incomplete without plates of Panta Bhaat, served with Bhorta or fish. For decades, Bangalees, on their New Year, have been treating themselves to the traditional delicacies.
Pahela Baishakh: Look back at roots of the festival
Taxation systems must have gone through many reforms over the past 400 years. But perhaps nothing was so phenomenal than the one reform that took place in 1585.
Ramna Batamul Carnage: Justice tangled up in High Court
The death references and appeals of the 2001 sensational Ramna Batamul carnage case have been pending with the High Court for nearly five years due to legal tangles.
The secular spirit of Pahela Baishakh
Let us think about the origin of the Bangla Naboborsho, how it evolved through the years and what the current status of this Naboborsho is.
Pohela Boishakh preparations at JKKNIU
The Fine Arts Department of Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University (JKKNIU) is preparing in full swing for the upcoming Pohela Boishakh celebrations.
4 Mymensingh ‘JMB militants’ held with gunpowder
Detectives claim of arresting four militants of banned militant group JMB from Mymensingh Sadar upazila.
Evening ban to limit festivity
Slapping a ban on outdoor programmes in the evening of Pahela Baishakh should not be a way to protect women; it will only add fuel to extremism opposed to women's freedom, rights activists said yesterday.
No hilsa on Bangladesh PM Hasina's menu
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has decided to strike hilsa off tomorrow's menu at her official residence, Gono Bhaban, in an effort to discourage people from having jatka (hilsa fry) on Pahela Baishakh.
Baishakh sales peak as people prepare to welcome Bangla New Year
Local clothing retailers are expanding their businesses to cash in on the shopping spree ahead of Pahela Baishakh, the largest cultural festival in the country.
10 tips to survive unbearable summer heat
The summer is here and the heat of the sun is becoming unbearable. Thanks to the Equinox phenomenon (sun's direct position above the equator line), people get heatstroke, fall sick in this season. And children and elder people suffer the most.
To eat or not to eat Hilsa this Pahela Baishakh
Pahela Baisakh in Dhaka at the Suhrawardi Udyan fare with Hilsa and panta bhat. A writer-poet, now living in Canada, made the claim sometime back that it was he and his group of friends who started the fad.
Hilsa delight for hoarders
Comes Pahela Baishakh, comes opportunity for hilsa hoarders.
Tight security, restrictions for Pahela Baishakh
Dhaka Metropolitan Police reiterates the restrictions on this year’s Bangla New year celebration that will include curb on outdoor activities after 5:00pm.
Volunteers to keep vigil for women's safety
Narir Jonno Nirapod Bangladesh Andolon, a new platform of social, cultural and human rights organisations, will remain vigilant at and around Dhaka University to ensure women's safety during the celebration of Bangla New Year.
Opinion: Pahela Baishakh and Olama League’s Haram ‘fatwa’
Bangladesh Awami Olama League claims Pahela Baishakh celebration is ‘Haram’. So then, is our government upholding a ‘Haram’ culture as it is a public holiday? Are the 160 million Bangalis observing a Haram festival? How could one organisation openly declare this and walk away without any protest from any quarters or action from the government?