Pohela Baisakh

Hoichoi's ‘Celeb Adda’ celebrates the noboborsho essence

Subhashree Ganguly, Anirban Chakrabarti, Madhumita Sarcar, Angana Roy, Mosharraf Karim and Anirban Bhattacharya discuss their experiences of Pohela Baishakh on this program.

6 books to enjoy the spirit of Pahela Baishakh

These books, among many others, can help readers feel the spirit of the Bangali new year in all its vibrant colours

A guide to buying panjabis this festive season

An ideal panjabi needs to tick three boxes: it should fit well, the material should be comfortable enough, and it should come in colours and designs you like.

Your "Pohela" lockdown

There is always a first time for everything and 2020 seems to hold plenty of it, the latest one being spending Pohela Boishakh in complete lockdown. That was the best possible move but nonetheless an unexpected blow to our Bengali pride. In these challenging times, how was Bengali New Year 1427 celebrated?

Noboborsho in the era of Covid-19 / A different kind of new year

Two months earlier, workers on the third floor of New Market in Dhaka were busy dyeing/preparing sarees, mostly white and red, to be delivered to boutique shops ahead of the New Year.

'Melay Jaire' t-shirt launches

This is great news if you are a fan of the song synonymous with Pohela Baisakh and festivity, Melay Jaire. Shwapno, one of the largest grocery chains in Bangladesh,

April 13, 2023
April 13, 2023

Hoichoi's ‘Celeb Adda’ celebrates the noboborsho essence

Subhashree Ganguly, Anirban Chakrabarti, Madhumita Sarcar, Angana Roy, Mosharraf Karim and Anirban Bhattacharya discuss their experiences of Pohela Baishakh on this program.

April 13, 2023
April 13, 2023

6 books to enjoy the spirit of Pahela Baishakh

These books, among many others, can help readers feel the spirit of the Bangali new year in all its vibrant colours

April 13, 2023
April 13, 2023

A guide to buying panjabis this festive season

An ideal panjabi needs to tick three boxes: it should fit well, the material should be comfortable enough, and it should come in colours and designs you like.

April 15, 2020
April 15, 2020

Your "Pohela" lockdown

There is always a first time for everything and 2020 seems to hold plenty of it, the latest one being spending Pohela Boishakh in complete lockdown. That was the best possible move but nonetheless an unexpected blow to our Bengali pride. In these challenging times, how was Bengali New Year 1427 celebrated?

April 14, 2020
April 14, 2020

A different kind of new year

Two months earlier, workers on the third floor of New Market in Dhaka were busy dyeing/preparing sarees, mostly white and red, to be delivered to boutique shops ahead of the New Year.

April 14, 2019
April 14, 2019

'Melay Jaire' t-shirt launches

This is great news if you are a fan of the song synonymous with Pohela Baisakh and festivity, Melay Jaire. Shwapno, one of the largest grocery chains in Bangladesh,