Cultural affairs adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki has said this year’s Anondo Shobhajatra was not politically motivated.

Besides teachers and students, people from all walks of life participated in the joyous and colourful procession that began from the Charukola premises

As the nation now stands on the cusp of renewal, Pahela Baishakh 1432 arrives at a time when the people of Bangladesh are eager to reclaim their cultural voice—seeking a deeper connection to its identity, heritage, and hope. For centuries, it has been an occasion of collective celebration, resilience, and unity.

The suspect who set fire to two motifs prepared for the Borsho Boron Anondo Shobhajatra at the Faculty of Fine Arts (Charukola) at Dhaka University (DU) has reportedly been identified.

With a single stroke of genius, the authorities have done what no government before could: upended one of the last vestiges of the fascist regime. Unmoved that it was a UNESCO-recognised symbol of resistance, they renamed Mangal Shobhajatra to Borsho Boron Anondo Shobhajatra

"The decision was not made under any external pressure"