In Colour, in Music

Braving the sweltering heat, city dwellers thronged Shahbagh, Dhaka University and Ramna Park areas on Pahela Baishakh to welcome the new Bangla year. Clad mostly in red and white, thousands of people started gathering at Ramna Batamul as the dawn broke for the Chhayanaut programme. Then it was the Mangal Shobhajatra in front of the Fine Arts Faculty near Shahbagh. There were programmes in the area celebrating the new year all day. There was something for every one. Photo: Amran Hossain and Prabir Das