Tag: Bangla new year

Nation celebrates Pahela Baishakh

- Times Report -

On Sunday, Bangladesh joyously welcomed Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla calendar, marked by vibrant traditional festivities and widespread enthusiasm. The celebrations commenced at dawn as artistes from Chhayanaut serenaded the arrival of the new year under Ramna Park's banyan tree with Rabindranath Tagore’s iconic song “Esho hey Baishakh,

Pandemic dulls Baishakhi celebrations in Bangladesh

- Times Report -

Pahela Boishakh is being celebrated on a limited scale for the second year in a row across Bangladesh due to the lockdown enforced by the government to curb the rising spread of Covid-19. Television channels aired a special program on Wednesday morning as people stayed indoors on the first day of

No outdoor Baishakhi celebrations this year

- Times Report -

The government has asked everyone not to hold any mass gatherings and outdoor celebrations during Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla calendar, for the second time in a row to curb the spread of Covid-19. However, the Ministry of Cultural Affairs called on the people to welcome the Bengali