Bangladeshi, revellers, march, during ,a, rally ,in, celebration, of the, Bengali New Year, or “Pohela Boishakh”, in Dhaka, Pahe

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BANGLADESH, Dhaka : Bangladeshi revellers march during a rally in celebration of the Bengali New Year, or “Pohela Boishakh”, in Dhaka. Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla month, can be traced back to its origins during the Mughal period when Emperor Akbar introduced the Bangla calendar to streamline tax collection while in the course of time it became part of Bangali culture and tradition.

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