Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has decided to strike hilsa off tomorrow's menu at her official residence, Gono Bhaban, in an effort to discourage people from having jatka (hilsa fry) on Pahela Baishakh.

A year has gone by but law enforcers could not even properly identify the people responsible for the sexual assault on women on Pahela Baishakh last year.

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.

Demanding withdrawal of restrictions on Pahela Baishakh celebration programme, rights activist Sultana Kamal says the decision is reflection of “medieval thought”.

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

A lot has been said about whether to eat Hilsa fish during this Pahela Baishakh. But how much do we know about this interesting, often enigmatic fish Bangalis are so proud of? Do we know why we never find any Hilsa without eggs, why they die as soon as they are taken out of water?

Pahela Baishakh is our day of colourful celebrations where people from all walks of life get together and celebrate the Bengali New Year.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police reiterates the restrictions on this year’s Bangla New year celebration that will include curb on outdoor activities after 5:00pm.

To bid farewell to the old year and to celebrate the arrival of the first day of the Bangla calendar on “Pahela Baishakh”, preparations are on in full swing in the port city.

Narir Jonno Nirapod Bangladesh Andolon, a new platform of social, cultural and human rights organisations, will remain vigilant at and around Dhaka University to ensure women's safety during the celebration of Bangla New Year.

Bangladesh Awami Olama League claims Pahela Baishakh celebration is ‘Haram’. So then, is our government upholding a ‘Haram’ culture as it is a public holiday? Are the 160 million Bangalis observing a Haram festival? How could one organisation openly declare this and walk away without any protest from any quarters or action from the government?

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia greets Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh.

Hilsa, our national fish, has become an inseparable part of Pahela Baishakh (Bangla New Year) celebrations, but experts say the practice has no roots in a thousand years of Bengali tradition.

The price of hilsa has shot up just a week ahead of Pahela Baishakh because of supply shortfall triggered by a ban on catching the fish in some certain parts in the rivers.

Nobody can enter Ramna Park and Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka after 4:00pm on Pahela Baishakh, DMP Additional Commissioner Monirul Islam announces.

Vuvuzela, matches and lighters have been banned at Mongol Shovajatra brought out from the Institute of Fine Arts in Dhaka every year to celebrate the Bangla new year, the home minister said today.

A Dhaka court yesterday ordered Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to further investigate the case filed in connection with sexual harassment of some women during the Pahela Baishakh celebrations on the Dhaka University campus last year.

A Dhaka court orders further investigation in a case filed over sexual assault during Pahela Baishakh celebration near TSC of Dhaka University last year.

A Dhaka court sends Kamal Hossain, an arrestee of Pahela Baishakh sexual assault case, to jail after he refused to give confessional statement before a magistrate in connection with the sensational case.

A Dhaka court places the lone arrestee in connection with sexual assault during Pahela Baishakh celebration at Dhaka University on a two-day remand. The arrestee is among the eight persons identified from CCTV footage.