"What does the Bangla New Year mean to you?" I could hear the question as if coming from thousands of miles away, as a journalist interviewed me on the occasion. She is the head of the Bangla section ...

The parade kicked off from the Dhaka University TSC at 9:01 am following the conclusion of Chhayanaut’s flagship curtain-raising event at Ramna Batamul on Thursday. The march was led by the university ...

Most Dhakaites have a sweet tooth. We just cannot do without a sweet end to our meals, be it licking your fingers on Kashmiri mango achar, tomato chutney, or slurping up the daal (lentil soup) mixed ...

The nation is set to welcome Pohela Boishakh, the first day of the Bangla New Year 1432, on Monday, with vibrant and inclusive celebrations involving people from all ethnic communities. Massive crowds ...

Sumon Howlader gets nostalgic as mid-April draws near and people in Bangladesh’s bustling capital city Dhaka gear up to celebrate Bangla New Year, the country’s largest annual non-sectarian cultural ...

All educational institutions across the country will celebrate by staging their own programmes. Cultural and musical groups will usher in the New Year with functions at city parks, while fine art ...