On this occasion, people from all walks of life wear traditional Bengali attire. Young women wear sarees with red borders and adorn themselves with bangles, flowers, and tips while men wear payjamas and panjabis.

Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bengali New Year-1431, is being celebrated across the country today with festivity, upholding the rich cultural values and rituals of the Bangalees

'Boi-Sa-Bi' is a combination of the Bengali acronyms for various indigenous festivals like Boisu of the Tripura, Sangrai of the Marma, and Bizu of the Chakma communities. It is a three-day long festival, celebrated between 12 and 14 April. Here are a few flavourful recipes of traditional and non-traditional dishes that every host can try on the occasion of Boisabi.

Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Ministry, ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury, today said the prime minister would make the final decision about construction of a hospital in Chattogram Railway Building (CRB) area.

Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of DMP arrested a man on charge of circulating inciting and extremist content against Pahela Baishakh celebration.

Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities have cut short its central ‘Mangal Shobhajatra (procession of good wishes)’ on the campus marking the Bangla New Year 1426, mourning the death of an English department student last night.

People from all walks of life in Satbaria village of Pabna’s Sujanagar upazila celebrate the first day of the Bangla New Year with the century-old tradition of Charak festival.

A cultural body seeks extra hours for outdoor celebration of Bangla New Year, Pahela Baishakh, which has been limited by the law enforcing agencies.

Slapping a ban on outdoor programmes in the evening of Pahela Baishakh should not be a way to protect women; it will only add fuel to extremism opposed to women's freedom, rights activists said yesterday.

Local clothing retailers are expanding their businesses to cash in on the shopping spree ahead of Pahela Baishakh, the largest cultural festival in the country.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will not have Hilsa dishes on her Pahela Baishakh menu during the celebrations this year.

Jahangirnagar University expels five Chhatra League men of the university unit on charge of sexually assaulting a female student during Pahela Baishakh celebration.

The High Court directs the inspector general of police to report by June 28 on the progress of police steps against sexual assault on women at Dhaka University campus during Pahela Baishakh celebration.

Eight people are identified from the close circuit camera footage of the sexual assault during Pahela Baishakh celebrations at Dhaka University, and Tk 1 lakh has been announced as reward for capture of each assaulter.

The DMP suspends Nayek Anis for his alleged involvement in yesterday’s brutality on women activists who were protesting the sexual assault during Pahela Baishakh celebration.

THERE is understandable outrage at the alleged sexual assault of at least 20 women by a large group of men during the Bengali New Year celebrations at the Dhaka University.

The adminstration’s underplaying and protesters’ accusations on sexual assault during Pahela Baishakh celebration should thoroughly be probed, opines Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique.