Bangladeshis buy gorgeous new dresses on religious, social and national occasions like Eid, Puja, Pahela Baishakh, mother’s day or father’s day. But solvent consumers were buying foreign dresses some decades ago. Now most of them are choosing local brands. These dresses by local brands have the quality to compete with foreign brands and they are […]
The day broke with the chirping of birds as usual, but singing of `Esho hey Baishakh esho esho’ everywhere in Bangladesh gave the day really a festive dimension. Dozens of cultural groups with songs and other performances on the first day of the Bangla new year flocked to different city parks as police in plainclothes […]
Pahela Baishakh’ (first day of Bangla New Year ) is no longer an apolitical social event in Bangladesh as the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina plans to add a theme to the event: ‘Hate the War Criminals and Their Saviours’. The legend, “Sokol Juddhaporadhi o Tader Doshorder Ghrina Karun”, is being used in stickers, […]
Today’s sunset is the last sunset of 1417 Bengali year. Tomorrow will be the new sunrise of Bengali New Year 1418. Another new year means new hopes, new possibilities. The whole Bangladesh is in festive look. All arrangements are colourful. Administrations and cultural activists are passing busy time. Law enforcement agencies have taken necessary preparation. […]
On the occasion of Pahela Baishakh( 1st day of Bengali new year) US President Barak Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton have greeted the Bengali speaking people around the world. In a press statement issued in Washington DC on April 11, Secretary Clinton said, “On behalf of President Obama and the people of […]
