Although the Bengali calendar has been in use for centuries, the tradition of celebrating Pahela Baishakh as a public festival is a relatively modern development. The vibrant festivities at Ramna ...

Pahela Baishakh is the celebration of Bengali New Year. The name itself means First of Baishakh, the first month of the Bengali calendar. Pahela Baishakh now falls on the 14 of April of the Georgian ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will inaugurate the ‘Farmer Card’ distribution programme on a pilot basis on April 14 on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh-1433 Bangla Calendar. The premier himself ...

Chhayanaut, Bangladesh's revered cultural institution, is once again ready to host its iconic Pahela Baishakh celebration at Dhaka's Ramna Park, a long-standing urban tradition that greets the Bangla ...

Preparations for welcoming Bengali New Year 1433 began with an art workshop at the faculty of fine arts of Dhaka University ...

The government has taken preparations to implement the ‘Farmer Card’ programme, which is set to be formally launched on 14 April, marking Pahela Baishakh.

The Sammilita Sangskritik Jote, the premier coalition of cultural organisations, has demanded abolition of a time limit on Bangla New Year celebrations, labelling such restrictions ‘discriminatory and ...

The Sammilita Sangskritik Jote has announced a programme from 4pm to 9pm at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on Pahela Baishakh in defiance of a government order to end the outdoor functions on ...

Prime Minister’s Finance and Planning Adviser Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir on Saturday said the government has taken the initiative to launch the Farmer Card on the ...

Bangladesh prime minister Tarique Rahman will inaugurate the ‘Farmer Card’ distribution programme on a pilot basis on April 14 on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh-1433 Bangla ...