Nation celebrates Pahela Baishakh

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,

DMP bolsters security measures ahead of Pahela Boishakh celebrations

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman has emphasised the absence of specific threat information related to Pahela Boishakh celebrations but confirmed comprehensive precautionary measures during a security briefing at Ramna Park's Ramna Botomul. The DMP Commissioner spoke to reporters on Saturday as he reviewed the preparations for the festivities marking

Prices of all kinds of rice to be fixed on Pahela Baishakh: Titu

State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu on Sunday said the government will fix the prices of rice based on variety and season-based production cost on Pahela Baishakh (April 14). "Already a framework fixing prices and production cost of rice including at miller level, wholesale level and retail level has been

Nation set to celebrate Pahela Baishakh today

The country is set to celebrate Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bengali New Year-1430, Friday upholding the rich cultural values and rituals of the Bangalees. 'The Bangla Nabobarsho festival' is also going to be celebrated at its traditional venue Ramna Batamul here. This year, the first day of the Bangla calendar,

Pahela Baishakh to be celebrated in NY

1430 Bangla Nobobarsha will be celebrated in New York on April 14 to 16, a press release said Saturday. Bangladeshi expatriates in New York staged an unprecedented event to uphold the Bangali culture in USA to celebrate the Pahela Baishak. More than two hundred people participated in rehearsals of new songs,

Pandemic dulls Baishakhi celebrations in Bangladesh

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