We must carry new year’s optimism forward and be united for the greater good

The “Bangalee way” in the sense of a single, linear way is a myth at best, and nationalist propaganda at worst.

Let us think about the origin of the Bangla Naboborsho, how it evolved through the years and what the current status of this Naboborsho is.

To us, Pahela Baishakh has come to mean more than just the beginning of another new year.

Every Boishakh -- the first month of the Bangla calendar, people wish to shake off the previous year's gloom and prepare to usher in the New Year with renewed vigour.