DHAKA, BANGLADESH - APRIL 5: Students of Charukala (Fine Arts) Institute, Dhaka University preparing for Pohela Boishakh. An integral part of the festivities is the Mongol Shobhajatra, a traditional colourful procession organised by the students of the Faculty of Fine Arts (Charukala) of Dhaka University. The procession has a different theme relevant to the country’s culture and politics every year. Different cultural organizations and bands also perform on this occasion, and fairs celebrating Bangla culture are organized throughout the country. Bengali New Year (Bengali: ????? ?????, Pohela
DHAKA, BANGLADESH - APRIL 5: Students of Charukala (Fine Arts) Institute, Dhaka University preparing for Pohela Boishakh. An integral part of the festivities is the Mongol Shobhajatra, a traditional colourful procession organised by the students of the Faculty of Fine Arts (Charukala) of Dhaka University. The procession has a different theme relevant to the country’s culture and politics every year. Different cultural organizations and bands also perform on this occasion, and fairs celebrating Bangla culture are organized throughout the country. Bengali New Year (Bengali: ????? ?????, Pohela Boishakh; Bengali: ??????, Noboborsho), occurring on 14 April is the first day of the Bengali calendar, celebrated in the Bangladesh and in the Indian state of West Bengal, by the Bengali people and also by minor Bengali communities in other Indian states, including Assam, Tripura, Jharkhand and Orrisa. It coincides with the New Year's days of numerous Southern Asian calendars. The traditional greeting for Bengali New Year is ??? ?????? "Shubho Noboborsho ". (Photo by Mohammad Asad/Pacific Press)
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