Celebrating Pahela Baishakh
Pahela Baishakh, Halkhata, and memories
Are the Bangla New Year and Halkhata celebrations today similar to the way they were back in the ‘50's or ‘60’s? How did Bangalis welcome the New Year in those days?
Pahela Baishakh celebrated
Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla calendar, was celebrated amid traditional festivities and enthusiasm despite various restrictions prompted by last year’s women assault on Dhaka University campus.
[WATCH] Story of the first Mongol Shobhajatra
You are wrong if you think that Mongol Shobhajatra began long ago. A group of students of Fine Arts Institute of Dhaka University (DU) brought out the first colourful procession marking Pahela Baishakh in 1989.
Chaitra Sankranti celebration- then and now
The busy urban living does not allow us to perform many of our rituals, festivities and practices the way our families observed them over the years. One such ritual is Chaitra Sankranti celebration.
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.
Pahela Baishakh / Khaleda sends greeting card to Hasina
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday greeted her archrival Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Pahela Baishakh with a card.
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?
Vuvuzela banned at Bangla new year celebration
Vuvuzela, matches and lighters have been banned at Mongol Shovajatra brought out from the Institute of Fine Arts in Dhaka every year to celebrate the Bangla new year, the home minister says.
Why not forming taskforce to address rights violation by cops: HC
High Court asks government to explain why it should not direct to form a permanent task force to address the incident of violation of human rights by law enforcers.
Star-studded Baishakhi celebration
It was a star-studded scenario at the Trust Auditorium in the capital on Pahela Baishakh as hundreds of celebrities gathered at the venue
Sexual assault on women and minor on Pahela Baishakh
THERE are no words to express the shock and disgust at the sexual assault of young women and a minor at the Suhrawardy Udyan gate
Bangalees celebrate Pahela Baishakh 1422
Thousands of people gathered at Ramna Park and on Dhaka University campus to welcome the Bengali New Year 1422. Authorities concerned chalked out several traditional programmes to celebrate the occasion.
A festival for all Bangladeshis
PAHELA Baishakh provides us with a reason to start afresh on a clean slate, to do away with all that is toxic and renew ourselves with
“No Pahela Baishakh without panta-ilish”… Kona
Popular singer Kona will celebrate Pahela Baishakh in Dhaka this time.
Shimu's Baishakh plans
In her short career, Sumaiya Shimu has appeared in many hit TV plays, and continues to act with great enthusiasm.
Govt allows leave for ethnic new year celebration
The government has decided to allow the public servants, who belong to ethnic minority groups, to take optional leave for two days to celebrate traditional festivals before and after the Pahela Baishakh.
Discounts galore for card users boosts Baishakhi sales
Celebrating Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year, is certainly a delight for customers who use plastic money, as boutiques and food courts partnered with banks and card issuing companies to offer discounts.